d/l IBM diags and run 'em. Then let them reformat/stress test all
sectors and mark any that are bad out of the available list.
Rich
Lan Barnes wrote:
I have what may be an IBM problem masquerading as a HW problem. I have a
box with an IBM 20 G HD (see subject) that claims to have bad sectors
galore under M$ Win 98. I need M$ on this for my son's flight simulation
programs.
When I try to configure the BIOS hard, it claims problems under both the
RH FC3 install and the M$ install with sectors beyond reach. When I make
it Auto/Auto, M$ chokes at 17% formatted with a disk chucking sound. FC3
is now installing on auto, and seems to be having no problems.
Any ideas on what gives? Obviously I can't discount the possibility of
disk failure, but it being IBM, are there jumper settings I don't know
about? BIOS settings?
somebody just shoot me ... spending all my time on the wrong problems
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