Re: 600X HD Gone South

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From: David Ross (ross_at_math.hawaii.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 06 2000 - 18:05:12 EDT


Can't you boot from a floppy, then try to use a file-recovery program (e.g.,
the one that ontrack.com offers)
to recover the important files?

> Bah! Had a 770 for almost three years with NO PROBLEMS and now I've had the
> 600X for a month and it dies! ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!

The is what the "M" in "MTBF" represents.

Was the drive in your 770 also a Hitachi like this one, or was it genuine IBM?

- David R.


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