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From: matt@inuxg.UUCP (Matt Verner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Bad spots on hard disk
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Date: Sat, 6-Dec-86 09:30:32 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec  6 09:30:32 1986
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I have an AT compatible with a 30-Meg hard disk.  Recently it has lost a file, 
by that I mean that when I try to access that one file it gives me an 
error message:

	Data error reading drive C
	Abort, Retry, Ignore?

Yes I have Retried many times with no success.  The real question boils down to
this: How can I located the bad sector, cylinder, head of the offending spot?
Once I have this info I can map the thing out with idisk.com.  Is there some 
non destructive read test on the IBM advanced diagnostics that I can use?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

 Matt Verner   				UUCP:  ...ihnp4!inuxc!matt
 AT&T Graphics Software Laboratory	AT&T:  (317) 352-6149
 Indianapolis,  IN

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