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Thread ID: 84508	2007-11-08 12:41:00	Hard disk problem: cannot format or chkdsk USB HDD	pk3049 (13009)	Press F1

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609581	2007-11-13 09:41:00	PaulD, if I understand what your saying, it is a risk to let the heads read/write close to the damaged LBAs, so I just have to take the hit, and discard the 6Gb of the drive where the damaged LBAs are located, to prevent any further damage?	pk3049 (13009)
609582	2007-11-13 19:04:00	I say keep using the faulty drive. You should also have a punctured car tyre for you spare, a spare key that is too worn to work, keep those empty fire extingishers in case there is a fire & replace your fuses with nails.	steveroby (9470)
609583	2007-11-13 19:41:00	I say keep using the faulty drive. You should also have a punctured car tyre for you spare, a spare key that is too worn to work, keep those empty fire extingishers in case there is a fire & replace your fuses with nails. That's a pretty good way to put it :p I have a couple of drives like that, only use them for test installs of windows and stuff, nothing critical, if they die anytime it doesn't matter as there's nothing on them that I want. Using such an apparently dodgy drive to store your stuff just doesn't seem a good idea.. You can probably do a good deal on trademe and then buy a brand new one :lol:	Agent_24 (57)
609584	2007-11-14 01:29:00	I think buying harddrive is a bit of a risk .U might end up with 2nd hand harddrive	Ninjabear (2948)
609585	2007-11-14 01:49:00	PaulD, if I understand what your saying, it is a risk to let the heads read/write close to the damaged LBAs, so I just have to take the hit, and discard the 6Gb of the drive where the damaged LBAs are located, to prevent any further damage? No, the theory is that the dust is now loose inside the drive so there is a risk that it could turn up any time it gets disturbed. It's probably no more risk than carting a normal 3.5 disk around in an enclosure.	PaulD (232)
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