Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 10:54:25 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hard Disk Repair Message-ID: <199702130854.KAA05309@grackle.grondar.za>
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Vincent Poy wrote: > Does anyone know where I can get a OEM Seagate ST410800W 9 GIG > Fast Wide SCSI Drive Repaired from a Headcrash? Thanks. When I was in the navy, we used to float test(*) this sort of damage. (*) Float test - advanced diagnotic method. Throw the equipment over the side. If it floats, it's useful. This saved us enormous amounts of wasted time trying to recover stuff that was BER(+). (+) Beyond economic Repair. In short - head crashed disks are useful only as bricks or boat anchors. M -- Mark Murray PGP key fingerprint = 80 36 6E 40 83 D6 8A 36 This .sig is umop ap!sdn. BC 06 EA 0E 7A F2 CE CE
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