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From: gary@mit-eddie.UUCP (Gary Samad)
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Subject: Re: Are a few bad sectors normal?
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Date: Mon, 4-Jun-84 23:37:43 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  4 23:37:43 1984
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A few bad sectors on floppy disks are certainly NOT normal.  I shun
any manufacturer whose diskettes have ANY bad sectors.

Which is why I'm surprised that you had problems with Maxell diskettes.
I've used them for years and rarely have any problems.  Anyway, just
send them back and Maxell will replace them.  They are warranted for 
life.

A hard disk is another story.  Usually a hard disk will come with some bad
sectors (which your OS will take care of).  You should not continue to find
bad sectors after formatting for the first time, though.  If you do, you
should have your disk serviced.

	Gary Samad
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