[sf-lug] semi-OT: help with dying disk

[Rick Moen]

Quoting matt.price at utoronto.ca (matt.price at utoronto.ca):

[Snip details of Hitachi Drive Fitness Test and its low-level format
utility.]

> that's what i did -- haven't been home since i restored the data to  
> the drive, so i can't say whether it's working yet; but i'm interested  
> to see whether this process gives the drive a renewed lease on life...

Best of fortune to you, on that, Matt!

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Cheers,
Rick Moen                      "vi is my shepherd; I shall not font."
rick at linuxmafia.com                               -- Psalm 0.1 beta