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In article <19980114135701.IAA20176@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
dc36s@aol.com (Dc36s) wrote:

> I have a PPC 8100/80 with an internal Hard Drive that was reinitialized.
> Norton repairs bad boot blocks repeatedly, and Apple's Disk First Aid and
> installer (System 8) utility both say that they fix the problem, but macine
> will not boot from new or old system folders. 
> 
> Question: Does reinitialization destroy a HD,

No.  Either
a) The hard disk is faulty, or
b) You're using the wrong driver with it.

An example of (b) is having used a version of 'Drive Setup' which has
been patched to work on non-Apple disks.  If you've done this, you'll
probably remember doing it.

> and if so, is there any way
> that I can restore its usefulness.

Wipe the drive.  Install driver software.  Install system software
(again).  Do not copy anything from your old system folders.  Does
it work ?  If not, get it repaired or replaced.

> Any help via email is greatly appreciated. Thank You

If you don't read a group, don't post there.

Simon.
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