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From: knapp@cs.utexas.edu (Edgar Knapp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: CMS Harddisk/SilverLining problem
Message-ID: <19181@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 13 Apr 91 18:42:22 GMT
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In article <1281@duteca.UUCP> thomas@duteca.et.tudelft.nl (Thomas Okken) writes:
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>Does anyone know how my friend might get the use of his hard disk back
>without reformatting? Without losing the data on it, if possible?

I doubt that the Norton Utilities will be of much help to you since the
driver seems to be shot, but for only $49.- it may be worth a try:
(800) 441-7234. They may come in handy later, anyway.

>And: why does replacing the drivers with SilverLining go so disastrously
>wrong, so often? Are we doing something wrong? The documentation does not
>warn of these problems!

You bet, you are doing a no-no. Messing with a driver without a current
backup means inviting disaster. Also, I tend to prefer to do a
low-level format first before changing drivers. I have never run into
any problems this way.

Edgar

(knapp@cs.utexas.edu)