Re: HD kaputt?

From: Franz Graf (locked_at_gmx.net)
Date: 10/23/03 

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 20:12:50 +0200

Alexander Linkenbach wrote:
> Have had a run with IBM-DFT and at the first try I got "defective
> drive". However, second time had to repair some sectors and third time
> no errors reported. But now it has disappeared (well, physically it is
> still in its slot but fdisk does not show it. Although it shows in BIOS.

Repairing sectors sounds bad. I had 2 HDD crashes the last 2 years (both
times DFT reported bad sectors). Result of a bit googling was: forget
repairing, do a backup if possible and send it back to the manufacturer.
So did I. Both times IBM replaced the defect HDDs without any trouble.

If you have warranty for the HDD, go to Hitachi's RMA page and send it back.

fg 

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