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From: larsm@eik.ii.uib.no (Lars Magnus Nordeide)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Hard-disk salvation
Message-ID: <1991Jun24.150553.25949@eik.ii.uib.no>
Date: 24 Jun 91 15:05:53 GMT
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I saw some time ago a request for help from a guy who had the infamous
'Key XXXXX already set' error, reported from the disk-validator on his
hard-disk. The reply he got was that he could use Quarterback tools to
fix this without losing information on the hard-disk. 
What I would like to know is, if there is a PD/Shareware program which
can do the same thing. I already have DiskSalv1.3, and FixDisk. DiskSalv
cannot be used on hard-disks (can it?). Fixdisk can, but unfortunatly
only on max 40Mb partitions. I have an 80Mb disk, no partions. ("What?",
I hear you say). 

Another thing, is it normal that such an error or similar occurs if the
machine crashes when writing to the hard-disk? If that is the case, it
seems to me a bit unstable. I know a crash would make the file that was
written to incomplete, but shouldn't that result in a corrupt file
rather than a whole disk. (What is the point with the validator?) Or
have I got a hardware problem?
In my case this is happening every time my Amiga is crashing while
writing to the disk. (And that's not seldom!) I have an Amiga 2000 model
A, KickStart 1.2 (You're right, no autoboot. I haven't gotten around to
get the 1.3 yet, but I should do it soon.), GVP Series II + 8 with
Seagate 80Mb drive. 

Can anyone help?

advTHANKSance
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    Lars Magnus Nordeide         |   I want to be famous, but Famous
    University of Bergen         |   doesn't want to be me.
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    larsm@eik.ii.uib.no		 |   Well, who would actually?
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