From: "Hakan" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (HELO mail.2rosenthals.com) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1899557 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Mon, 26 May 2008 12:22:56 -0400 Received-SPF: none (secmgr-ny.randr: 74.208.4.197 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of meddatainc.com) client-ip=74.208.4.197; envelope-from=agents@meddatainc.com; helo=mout.perfora.net; Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.197]) by secmgr-ny.randr with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K0fTF-0003dV-T0 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Mon, 26 May 2008 12:22:56 -0400 Received: from localhost (static-192.0.0.177.addr.tdcsong.se [213.88.220.177]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus1) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MKpCa-1K0fTC2xI2-0004UZ; Mon, 26 May 2008 12:22:48 -0400 To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 12:22:37 -0400 (EDT) Reply-To: "Hakan" Priority: Normal X-Mailer: PMMail 2.20.2382 for OS/2 Warp 4.5 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Removeable Hard Disks with JFS Message-Id: <0MKpCa-1K0fTC2xI2-0004UZ@mrelay.perfora.net> X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+Vcct+9Sp/eX5oCLbbKWYbJUfnFei0NqI6RBB 75tL99CB2TRP5ONdcLX1cu2O84iG67/5dkb5uThfjcWTXpnR4Q kXLPA837ZDV9ozsu7sY9A== X-Spam-Score: 0.9 (/) X-Spam-Report: 0.9 MSGID_FROM_MTA_ID Message-Id for external message added locally The disks are attached using USB and do not seem to be checked even if attached at startup. On Mon, 26 May 2008 10:15:52 -0600, Will Honea wrote: >** Reply to message from "Hakan" on Mon, >26 May 2008 07:23:51 -0400 (EDT) > > >> I have a couple of external harddisks for my ThinkPad formatted to use >> JFS. Does anyone know if these harddisks are automatically checkdisked >> when attached similarly to how an internal harddisk is checked when the >> machine is turned on? Or, do I need to specify the drive letters in >> CONFIG.SYS for this to take place? > >Depends on how they are connected. If they are connected as standard >ATA/SATA/SCSI and seen by the bios at boot time (ie. if you go to setup and see >them enumerated) they will probably be checked if shut down dirty. If USB >connected, you'll likely need to do a manual checkdisk (or use a startup >command file). I've never seen a hotplugged device of any flavor checked >automatically unless connected at boot time and then only the ones in the >expansion tray. > >-- >Will Honea > > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to >Send administrative queries to >To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: and reply to the confirmation email. >Web archives are publicly available at: http://lists.2rosenthals.com > >This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC >P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- >electronic communications related to content >contained in these messages should be directed >to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >