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From: u2zj@vax5.CCS.CORNELL.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: hard disk going bad
Keywords: st251,disk rot
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Date: 24 Sep 88 15:38:18 GMT
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Will a low level format be likely to help a fixed disk that is going bad?
I have a Seagate st251 (40 Mb) disk that has recently begun to sour.
(20 bad clusters in the last 2 weeks).  My warranty runs out Oct 20.
The company says they will "refurbish" it if I send it to them.  Is 
refurbishing in my case (since the disk is readable) just re-formatting?

Thanks for any advice.