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Re: Is this HD on its way out...?

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From: Kenneth
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:29
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On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:24:03 -0500, "Billh" <menot@home.com>
wrote:

>If this is a drive that can be saved Spin Rite will do it. 
>http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm
>
>The smartdrive info is about useless.  I have used spin rite to bring back a 
>few drives that would not even boot.  It also can be used about 3 times a 
>year to condition your drive to prevent the disk from going bad over time. 

Howdy,

I am not trying to save the drive...

Everything on it is well backed up elsewhere.

It is just that I did not want to replace it if there were
something other than its impending failure at work.

Sincere thanks,
-- 
Kenneth

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