On Jan 5, 2009, at 12:35 PM, Dan wrote:
> > At 12:28 PM -0500 1/5/2009, Charles Davis wrote: >> I think the usual failure mode these days, is a surface deformity of >> some sort. > > Surface deformities are mapped out during factory low-level > formatting. Yeah, those 'scratches that didn't polish out, 'holidays' in the plating, etc. > > Oxide formations are what causes most sector failures -- RUST. > > - Dan. > -- Well, that IS a surface deformity that develops over time. Chuck D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
