From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sun Nov 11 2001 - 14:17:19 EST
Did you re-run the test in DFT after running erase disk? I have saved two
drives this way!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Jarrett" <kevin_jarrett_at_hotmail.com>
To: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 5:11 PM
Subject: DFT vs. Scandisk (W98)
> Further misadventures with my 600X HD...
>
> After running DFT last night, which failed and said the disk was
defective,
> I restored a Ghost image, figuring I might be able to use the drive while
I
> waited for the replacement. The restore went perfectly and the PC is now
> running fine. Curiously, ScanDisk no longer reports any bad sectors,
> although it did (16k) before I ran DFT and attempted the repair.
>
> So my question: is my drive really bad, just because it fails DFT? Did DFT
> actually repair the drive? I ran it again just to be sure and it failed
> again, same error.
>
> I am wondering whether or not to cancel the RMA for a replacement drive;
if
> they send me a refurb, rather than a new drive, I could be in worse
trouble.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks, kj
>
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