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From: sl242030@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Robert P. Humphrey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Getting more out of your Hard Drive
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Date: 5 Mar 91 23:54:11 GMT
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	I got a letter from someone (sorry I don't give credits, but I
lost his letter), that said that the extra space was where bad sector
information was stored.  I've been running mine this way since August,
and haven't had any problems. (Of course, I don't have any bad
sectors, either.)
	What I didn't mention in my first post was that you had to do
a custom install, and yes, you have to backup first because it blanks
everything.
	A technician I do some work with at a Macintosh dealership
said that the blank space was set aside for A/UX, but he's going to
call Apple in the next couple of days to get the real scoop.


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       Robert Humphrey,       "It's easy to grin when your ship comes in,
       Gentleman Scholar      And you've got the stock market beat;
                              But the man worthwhile, Is the man who can smile,
   sl242030@ucs.indiana.edu   When his shorts are too tight in the seat."
                                                  -Ted Knight, Caddyshack
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