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From: jborza%burgundy@Sun.COM (Jim_Borza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: hard disk going bad
Summary: Move it or Lose it!
Keywords: st251,disk rot
Message-ID: <70061@sun.uucp>
Date: 25 Sep 88 21:01:30 GMT
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In article <16941@vax5.CCS.CORNELL.EDU>, u2zj@vax5.CCS.CORNELL.EDU writes:
> 
> 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?
> 
If Seagate says they'll look at it, get it to them!  Whether they refurb-
ish it or whatever, they still owe you a working disk.  Apparently they
have all but certified you have a warranty claim - don't blow it.  At the
very least they'll run a surface check and clean it up!  A bargain!