2009/1/4 Charles Davis <c...@gamewood.net>: > BUT ---- Data is written on all of the #1 cylinders (tracks on the > disk), then writing moves to 'Cylinder #2', then Cylinder #3,.........
This is wrong. On an 80 GiB disk, for instance, if I make two 40 GiB partitions, and save a file to the second, it gets written just after the middle of the disk. > >> - so one's best security is to perhaps partition exactly to each disc? > So Partitions do NOT correspond to 'disks' (platter) Therefore this is also incorrect. >> >> I didn't exactly buy the most expensive unit out there - so some >> attention to possible HD falure would seem prudent. > > Not a bad thought. Sometimes 'Paranoia' does have its usefulness. > This is why you keep hearing "MAKE BACKUPS". Make backups, no matter how much you trust the drive. As soon as you trust it, it will fail. That's my advice. >> >> (In case it matters - at the bottom of the following URL are specs >> on my particular new HD >> http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/NPFW7500GB/) >> thanks, Del > > HTH Chuck D. > > > > > -- -hackmiester --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
