Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!ucsd!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hpda!hpcuhb!hpcilzb!hpcea!hpnmdla!hpsad!dsd From: dsd@hpsad.HP.COM (Donald StDenis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: A new angle for my ST-225 Message-ID: <780009@hpsad.HP.COM> Date: 1 Dec 88 16:09:59 GMT References:Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA Lines: 40 >/ hpsad:comp.sys.ibm.pc / porter@topaz.rutgers.edu (Adam L. Porter) / 5:02 pm Nov 22, 1988 / > >A while ago, I got wise and turned my XT on its side to save space. >However, I am getting intermittent seek errors from my Seagate ST-225 >(with Western Digital controller, if it matters). The best thing is >probably to reformat the drive in its current position, but I don't >want to completely reformat the drive. (Don't everyone flame me for >not keeping backups...I keep current backups of the ~1 meg of >important stuff, but I don't back up the disk because I only have 360K >drives.) > >Is there a good way to stop these errors without reformatting the >drive? There seems to be claims that the drive will die in this position, but I've never had problems with mine, and it's been on it's side for 2 yrs. I think that the program SPIN-RITE will do the job for you. It does a lowlevel format "on the fly". Of course you should invest the money and time in an archival backup. SPIN-RIT (I hope that's how it's spelled) is pretty inexpensive. >Thanks for your advice!! Don't thank people for it, it only encourages them! >-- >============================================================================== >Adam L. Porter >272 Hamilton St. #96 >New Brunswick, NJ 08901 >(201) 247-6723 >============================================================================== *** Learn from other people's mistakes, you can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself. *** -- Author Unknown >>>>>>>>>Disclaimer: I don't invent them, I just paraphrase 'em! <<<<<<<<<