I did try drive set-up which did format the drive once. Now it refuses to
reformat it. "Installation fails."
peter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote...
> > My 2400 hd is acting up big-time...
> and
> > I can't write to the hd. Sometimes it appears on the
> > desktop of the computer it is SCSI linked to, and
> > sometimes it does not mount. Mt. Everything can't mount
> > it. Techtools 2 does not find physical problems with the
> > disk. HDT Primer (an old version) does not find any bad
> > blocks...
>
> the tools you mention don't include drive setup 1.9.2, from the mac OS
> 9.0.4 update.
>
> if you can see the hard drive while it's scsi linked, use drive setup
> 1.9.2 to test the disk. even micromat, makers of techtool, recommend
> using drive setup in addition to their own tool to thoroughly test the
> drive.
>
> if drive setup still doesn't find errors or problems, i'd replace the
> drive just on g.p. (general principle). "if it don't do what you want,
> replace it..." is an occasionally helpful principle to adopt....
>
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