and yes, it erases the hard drive. So save any data you need. Monday, April 7, 200810:59 AMJerry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>have that problem often. oh, you're talking computers. > >overwrites zero's to the drive. best...jf > >On Apr 7, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Profile wrote: >> Anyone know what this means and how to do it? >> >> After running TechTool over an iMac it found one bad sector on the >> hard drive. In the past it would "sequester" that sector so it >> wouldn't be used, however in this case I got wording similar to this >> (don't have it exact). >> >> It said that I had a bad sector and the only way to repair would be to >> "zero out" the hard drive and reinstall the operating system. Why it >> would not sequester I don't know, but what is "zero out". Would that >> be using the utility portion of the install disk to "erase" the hard >> drive or it is much more involved? >> >> Many thanks for your help. >> >> John >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be April 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > >_______________________________________________ >The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >be April 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >Posting address: [email protected] >Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be April 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
