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From: hoctor@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Identifying Bad HD sectors.. How?
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Date: 14 Sep 88 12:46:00 GMT
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Nf-From: osiris.cso.uiuc.edu!hoctor    Sep 14 07:46:00 1988


There is a PD program done by PC Magazine called DISKSCAN which will
read the entire disk and mark any bad sectors.  It is not as
sophisticated as Norton or SpinRite, but it is reasonably effective.
You should find this on most any BBS

hoctor@osiris