On Sunday October 5 2003 04:24 am, Anne Wilson wrote:
> If the existing drive is WD, don't panic. I understand that more
> modern WD drives don't have the problem, and while I wouldn't buy
> one, just in case, I would happily try out an existing one. Back
> up any existing data before you start, and you should have no
> problem.
>
> Anne
It's the new drives that do have the CRC checking shortcuts.
Prior to August 1998, WD's did proper CRC checks, were some of the
best drives.
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