Hi, John,
Are you running on battery power, and, if so, is there any chance that the
power management software of the laptop is really the cause of all this?
Most laptops, to conserve their battery power, will de-spin the hard disk
after a pre-determined amount of time. When disk access is then needed by a
process, the disk must spin up again and this is often the cause of a wait.
The way around it is to disable the power management software, let the hard
disk go continuously, and run the laptop off of AC.
R,
Al W6LX
-----Original Message-----
From: hjohnc@core.com [mailto:hjohnc@core.com]
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 9:01 AM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Laptops and Pegasus
I just got a laptop computer to use with my Pegasus. I like that
there is no computer or monitor noise. But....
At times the hard disk will start whirring and take focus away from
the Pegasus control program. If you are sending CW at the time, it
will not send for a second or two. Needless to say, this isn't good.
I called the tech support line and they said it was Windows updating
settings automatically and nothing could be done to shut it off.
Now, I doubt that as the disk whirs for 5 to 10 seconds (but the
interruption to the Pegasus control only is for the first second).
The operating system is Windows ME, but tech support said all Windows
operating system software does this.
Anyone else dealt with this issue? Any way to keep the Pegasus
control program from losing control?
TIA es 73 de K8HJ
John Huffman
hjohnc@core.com
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