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From: sls@zodiac (Shelley L. Shostak)
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Subject: Re: Hard Disk Initialisation Software
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Date: 9 Apr 90 18:12:41 GMT
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In article <5316@helios.ee.lbl.gov> mamcCloud@lbl.gov (Michael McCloud) writes:
>I'd recommend that you get a copy of La Cie, Ltd's "SilverLining 5.2".  I 
>have used it to initialize darn near any type of Hard drive there is ( am 
>
>Disclaimer - - My opinions are my own.

>
>Michael McCloud
>Mailstop 51-208
>Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
>1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, Ca. 94720
>(415) 486-5373


We have 4 80MB disk bought from LaCie. They were formatted with Silver
Lining 5.2/06. THEY SUCK BIG TIME! If you hit the reset switch or have
a power failure, the disk cannot be mounted. You have the option to 
initialize the disk, which many users do without realizing what this
operation does. The only way to get the disk to mount is to use
SilverLining to mount the disk TWICE, then it will tell you it has
a bad master directory and use Disk First Aid. The idiots at LaCie
told me that that was SUPPOSED to happen and that you shouldn't
reset your mac! 

I WOULD AVOID LACIE LIKE THE PLAGUE!

Shelley

Disclaimer: These opinions are my own.

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