| From: | Tim Seifert |
| Date: | 30 Aug 2001 at 13:37:52 |
| Subject: | Re: [D5] Re: Opus' Format replacement |
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By: Dave Clarke <bj73@cryogen.com>
To: Steve & Ulli Bowman <dopus5@lss.com.au>
On: Thursday, August 30, 2001, 9:11:39 PM
Re: [D5] Re: Opus' Format replacement
Hi Dave,
DC> There's never really any need to do a Full Format on a HD, unless of
DC> course you suspect it of having bad sectors - in which case I would
DC> start to suspect the drive might be on it's way out :)
Though, when buying a new HDD, it's better to find out whether it's okay
or not, before you rely on it to store your data. Getting a device that's
dead in the box isn't quite so unusual.
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