> > I am asking because a strategy which often 'fixes' the
...
> Erhm, I would get a new disk :), you dont intend to trust any
> data to this setup do you ??
of course, but i need to recover the old stuff first!
A comment: this is a 18GB IBM 7200 RPM disk and i noticed it tends
to become very hot compared to other disks when mounted in the
same machine (on a removable frame). Do others have the same
experience ?
> Anyhow, I dont remember if it is possible to actually get at the data on
> a transfer that the drive marked bad, but I can check up when I get
> to my doc shelf. But I wouldn't trust that data for _anything_ it is
> likely to be totally corrupted due to the drive trying to ECC correct
> it and what not...
still might be useful for visual inspection.
cheers
luigi
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