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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 3.5" High-Density Woes
Keywords: penny wise, pound foolish
Message-ID: <[24feb708:5123.9]comp.ibmpc;1@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 1 Sep 89 18:00:09 GMT
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>Response 8 of 8 (5123) by andyross at ddsw1.MCS.COM on Thu 31 Aug 89 20:23
>[Andrew Rossmann]
>(15 lines)
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>  At work we have a CompuAdd 386/20 with a Seagate 4144R drive and an
>Adaptec controller (2332B?? 1:1??) This disk has a chronic problem of
>deterioration. It seems as if every Monday, several sectors go bad. A run
>through with Nortons Disk Doctor (3-4 times) cleans things up for a week or
>so.

Try a different controller.  The ACB boards are junk IMHO.

I would get a WD1006-SR2 first, and if that doesn't help, get the drive
changed out (if under warranty).

>  BTW, is the 4144R VERY senstive to movement? The computer is currently on
>a table that is not the most sturdy. In fact, severe head seeking can cause
>a noticable vibration in the table.

Not in my experience.  We have run these drives on the test bench for
several hours on a seek test without a "rigid" mounting, and had no problems.

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