Paul Pondered > Richard E. Hawkins wrote: > You could try finding and running the IBM "Drive Fitness Test". It's > on their web site somewhere and creates a bootable DOS floppy. You might > need Windows to do that bit.
I found the like; it's at www.ibm.com/harddrives, then off to http://www.storage.ibm.com/techsup/hddtech/welcome.htm It then tries to link to http://www.ontrack.com/dataadvisor/, but the domain doesn't seem to exist . . . I sent a comment, but who knows when they'll get back to me. hawk -- Prof. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. Smeal 178 (814) 375-4700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] These opinions will not be those of Penn State until it pays my retainer.