> Had to answer this one. As far as a new HD NOW, I did, around > 4 yrs ago, but decided to keep using this one as well untill it > really died, which it hasnt yet!! Its also been moved into Well, if it's losing blocks weekly, it *has* died. :) As I understand it, hard drives keep a reserved number of "extra" blocks to automatically replace bad ones that occasionally pop up, and if you're actually starting to show bad blocks, it means it's run out... Unless you don't care anything about the data on that computer, I would really suggest an upgrade. -- Ben Reed a.k.a. Ranger Rick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://defiance.dyndns.org/ / http://radio.scenespot.org/ Now playing on Defiance Radio: Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode
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