On 12 Feb 2008, at 15:47, Brendan Kehoe wrote:
> I've suggested he get the disk vendor's diagnostic program to
> figure out if it's a low-level hardware problem.
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As disks now cost V Bugger All / 2 I'd suggest that he should, if
his data is of any value to him at all, run off and buy a new disk
soonest, and hope that he manages to recover his data from the dodgy
one - the fridge may be his friend.
Niall
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