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From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Bad Disk Block Horror Story
Message-ID: <2492@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-Jan-86 18:18:58 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  6 18:18:58 1986
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Summary: A discussion of one odd reason for disks 'failing' ...


I have discovered that sometimes the '... do you want to initialize...'
message comes from sloppy insertion.  On my internal drive, I have
gotten the error message, ejected the disk, put it back in; and
all was fine again.  The difference?  If the disk was flexed too
much when sliding the lock tab, the problem would manifest;  also
if I pushed oddly on the disk during insertion.  The solution?
Take it out, flex it back and forth a little, put it in again
with minimum finger pressure.

My conclusion?  Either my drive is modestly out of alignment
or the fundamental design of the disks is slightly flakey.

-- 
E. Michael Smith  ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems

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