> Michael David Bryant wrote:

> One last suggestion- you =may= be able to set the drive's access time via
> software. Not all drives support it though, first link is OSX and second is
> classic.
> 
> <http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12162&db=mac>
> <http://www.versiontracker.com/redir.fcgi/kind=4&db=mac&id=12162/moreinfo.fc
> gi?id=8162&db=mac>
> 
> Basically it sets your drive's power management settings much higher (try
> 255) on drives that support it, which can improve performance because you
> don't have to wait for your drives heads to park/unpark. Hope it helps.

I did this also, and so far the machine hasn't done that clicking scenario.
Thanks again. Will letchya know if the gremlins return...  Tivo


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