Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:12:15 GMT
From: "Fubar Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lib.HD problem - Win'98 FAT/FAT32 u/s
Hi Neil
Thanks for your suggestions - very much appreciated.
>o FAT table somehow garbaged - e.g. chernobyl (CIH) virus - in
>which case you can probably use Steve's stuff to recover it
I'm guessing that's not too likely, as it went down after a lengthy period
of use on a day (not the 26th) when I didn't have e-mail/internet access. I
don't think the machine has ever been exposed to a floppy disk other than
four I bought with the machine, and I'm very vigilant with e-mail (I never
open attachments) etc.
>o Partition table trashed...fdisk /mbr from a windows recovery disk might
>spring it back to life.
What does fdisk /mbr do? Rebuild the FAT table by scanning the data on the
disk?
>The last is the most likely I guess, but read through Steve's pages before
>you do *anything* to it...
Checking it out now - thanks again!
BTW another 'thought' is that the problem (disk write error) was caused by
the climate here -hot and humid - producing condensation - don't know if
that's possible (I know hard drives have an airtight seal - do they have a
partial vacuum too?)
Sincerely... Steve
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