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Article #3554Re: Disk exerciser/bad block mapper
From: Bob Baker
Date: Wed, 09 May 1990 14:43
Date: Wed, 09 May 1990 14:43
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In article <11343@shlump.nac.dec.com> guineau@wjg.enet.dec.com writes: > > find bad spots, then map them out some how? > > I have an A2500 with A2090(a). One partition on the disk has a bad > spot somewhere. I used DiskSalv to get all the files off it and then did an > AmigaDOS FORMAT which returned with a (very informative) error: > > Error during Formatting > > I'd like to get some utility to find and map out bad spots to save me > from backing up the rest of the 100MB's on the physical disk to do a > SCSI level format... > Free Spirit Software has just released a new utility called Doctor Ami... which includes features like what you mentioned. Retail price is $49.95 I believe. -Bob > > --- > W. John Guineau guineau@wjg.enet.dec.com > Digital Equipment Corporation > Marlboro MA. 01752
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!rutgers!cbmvax!bbaker From: bbaker@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bob Baker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Disk exerciser/bad block mapper Message-ID: <11467@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 9 May 90 14:43:23 GMT References: <11343@shlump.nac.dec.com> Reply-To: bbaker@cbmvax (Bob Baker) Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA Lines: 28