Author: David Mitchell
Date: 00:09:19 04/22/05
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Spinrite is as good as any I know of, however, NO software will correct a hardware failure. The software "works", and it may tell you the problem is fixed, but the problem will NOT be fixed, and will re-appear very soon. Because the software works "ON TOP" of the hardware, it has no chance to fix the hardware, and may simply fool itself into believing that some "fix" has indeed taken place. The ONLY thing that may help, and this tends to be just temporary, is where the utility program can "map" a particular sector of the drive as "bad", and just avoid using that part of the disk. The obvious problem is that once one sector goes bad, how long will it be before another sector goes bad? And then can you be sure it's JUST a problem with that disk sector, or could it be a more general problem just starting up with the read head or positioning arm? :( My advice is to immediately transfer all your data from that drive onto a reliable drive, and use the faulty disk for a door stop. They work very well in that capacity. :) The only hardrive maintenance "program" that really works, is the hardrive replacement program. Dave On April 22, 2005 at 00:12:57, Jorge Pichard wrote: >I started having problems with my 60GB hardrive and I'm looking for the best >hardrive maintenance program in the market. > >http://grc.com/spinrite.htm
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