This one time, at band camp, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's often the case that a drive failure is a symptom of something > else being wrong rather than the problem itself. As I've been told it > by repair techs, the major reason for drive and controller failure is > poor power stability. Most of the less expensive computers on the > market have marginal quality voltage supplies and voltage regulation > which is somewhat suspect, thus many drive failures. At the end of the day, if you have a drive failure, the data can be recovered if you are willing to spend a few dollars, even if the drive has been formatted and a new file system put on it. I am not espousing this as solution for a good achiving system just a last resort. Kind regards Kevin -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
