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From: buchholz@ese3.ogi.edu (Don Buchholz)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Re: 1701/help (PC)
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Date: 6 Sep 90 16:53:46 GMT
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.. uh, excuse me -- I'm new to the virus group, but I do know a
little bit about 1701/hard disk errors.

The 1701 error will also come up on a disk drive that needs a
low-level format.  (I don't know if it is *possible to trash* a
low-level format with *software*.)

You should have your friend redo the low-level format on his hard
disk, although you can probably kiss the files goodbye.

On the bright side, we've had 2 XT-clones, with Seagate ST-225's that
had gone "sour" (for lack of a better term), that were revived (files
recovered and all!) by redoing the low-level format!  I won't promise
anything, but if the files aren't *critical* (i.e. worth paying $100+
for data recovery at a drive repair shop) then you ought to give it a
try.  Costs nothing.

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Don Buchholz                         "I wish I'd never gone to Bangkok ..."
Oregon Graduate Institute            "I wouldn't be so sad I wasn't there now."
buchholz@ese.ogi.edu                  -- J. DeWitt (1985)
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