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From: mwood@ut-emx.UUCP (Matt A. Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Help: Error Validating Hard Disk!
Message-ID: <22906@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 31 Dec 89 05:48:47 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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I had a system crash while writing to my hard disk, and now my hard 
disk does not validate (key 14537 already set, it tells me).  I've
run the HDToolBox verify program that came with the drive (A590), and
it finds no bad blocks.  Diskdoctor finds a handful of bad blocks, but
the numbers are ~19000, not 14537).  I have DiskSalv V1.42, but am
not clear on how it might be used to patch a section of disk (if
it can).  

The question then is: 
   Do I really have to backup and reformat my hard disk just because the
d*mn system crashed while writing a file?!?   Please tell me I don't 
have to do this, please!

If I do have to back it up, format, and restore (shudder), what's the
best PD backup utility out there?  


I'm a bit desparate about this, so I'd very much appreciate a quick
reply.  I can read off of the disk without problem, but cannot write
or delete (info shows 'validating workbench').

Thanks *very* much,

-- 
Matt A. Wood				matt@astro.as.utexas.edu
Astronomy Department			(512) 471-4419
The Univeristy of Texas 
Austin, TX  78712-1083