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From: service@infohh.rmi.de (Zentrale HH)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: wanted: info on spinrite
Summary: It's great, but not for Toshiba Laptops!
Keywords: SpinRite, Toshiba
Message-ID: <551@infohh.rmi.de>
Date: 13 Jun 89 11:23:03 GMT
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In article <2072@randvax.UUCP> leverich@rand-unix.UUCP (Brian Leverich) writes:
>In article <1551GOLDSTN@MAINE> GOLDSTN@MAINE.BITNET (Michael E. Goldstein)
>writes:
>SpinRite is _GREAT_: rescued one of my HDs that was giving me bad sectors
>all over the place, and sped up another HD by a factor of 3.  Doesn't

Yeah, it's great. Minimized my worky nights with my HD.

>Be warned, though, that SpinRite won't work with Priam's products or Plus
>Development's HARDCARDs.  They make nonstandard use of the customer service
>cylinder.  Also, if you are using a WD 1002-27X or 1002A-27X RLL
>controller, you'll have to switch off the MFM emulation mode (which will
>require backing up your HD and then reloading all your files...)
>
>Otherwise, SpinRite seems to be compatible with just about everything.

SpinRite won't work with Toshiba Laptops too. They said, they would
make a special version if there's enough interest. I wrote them a
letter some times ago (they don't seem to be on the net), cause I
switched to a T1200, but havn't got an answer (is there somebody
listening at Gibson Research??? has my letter dropped in the
ocean???).

>You can order it for $59 plus a couple of bucks S&H from Gibson Research,
>the manufacturer, at (714) 830-2200.  I received my copy two days after

Don't try a dealer near you (I tried last year in LA-Area :-(),
just call them directly.

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