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In article <IWAi9Vy00V4-Frk0Td@andrew.cmu.edu> rs4u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Richard Siegel) types:
<discussion of damaged disk & buggy programs deleted>
>	In this case, your best (and probably only) way to recover the disk is 
>the Disk First Aid program that comes with your Macintosh; it's on one of the 
>Utilities disks. Boot up on another floppy and run Disk First aid; a drive 
>selection box will come up. Click on the "Drive" button; you'll see either 
>"Disk With Bad Name (SCSI #)" (where # is the SCSI address of your disk), or 
>your disk's name, or something garbled (SCSI #). Click on the "Open" button, 
>then click "Start." If Disk First Aid can fix your disk, it will do so.

Let me add to Rich's comments. One thing that can be helpful for a hacker
is to figure out what went wrong with the damaged disk. After you click
Open (as detailed above), type Command-S (I think the Caps Lock key must be
up for this to work). A small window will appear at the bottom of the
screen. When you click "Start", you will now see what DFA is doing. If it
fails to read the disk immediately, chances are the SCSI driver is zapped,
or the directory is biffed. Most hard disk utility programs (e.g. Apple's
HD SC Setup) allow you to "update" the SCSI drivers. If there are other
problems with the disk that Disk First Aid can't fix, and if your data is
worth more than $40 or so, call up MacConnection and order a copy of 
MacZap (unless they are out of stock, it'll be on your doorstep the 
following morning). MacZap is a powerful program that has been able to
fix any bad disk I've ever come across, though the manual and the user
interface are a real challenge (though they may have improved in recent
versions - I have not upgraded in a while). Another product out there is
First Aid Kit - I have no experience with that package, however. Hope this
helps someone...

>Rich Siegel

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