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From: rps@homxc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Help with recovering hard disk
Message-ID: <319@homxc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 6-May-87 16:29:44 EDT
Article-I.D.: homxc.319
Posted: Wed May  6 16:29:44 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 8-May-87 04:44:10 EDT
References: <203@houxj.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel
Lines: 13
Keywords: HD low level formatter
Summary: Your in big trouble...

In article <203@houxj.UUCP>, dck@houxj.UUCP (D.KWONG) writes:
> When I got several soft errors on my hard disk, I ran the
> surface analysis option of a formatter program on the disk.
> But when I got out of the formatter, I found that the entire
> disk have been erased!!!

No kidding!  The program inspects the disk by reading then writing each 
spot and marking the bad ones.  The program normally produces a message
banner warning you that what you are about to do will destroy all data
on the disk and give you the option to quit.  If your program didn't do 
that you should complain to the author.

As far as the disk is concerned, hope you backed it up!