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Subject: Re: error reading fixed disk
To: steve@nation-net.com (Steve Walsh)
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 20:04:24 +0200 (MESZ)
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In-Reply-To: <323D9620.7C51@nation-net.com> from "Steve Walsh" at Sep 16, 96 05:58:46 pm
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E-mail message from Steve Walsh contained:
> Hmm ... this doesn't look so good.
> 
> I thought it was a mbr problem but dos fdisk gives me this.
> 
> error reading fixed drive
> 
> It is an eide Quantum Fireball 1080Mb
> 
> Is it dead?

Difficult to say, but I usually trash them at that stage ...
At current prices, it ain't really worth the time tinkering
with 'em.

/Marino

> 
> 
> Regards, Paul Walsh
>