On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 2:16 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: > On Sunday October 5 2003 04:24 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > If the existing drive is WD, don't panic. I understand that more > > modern WD drives don't have the problem, and while I wouldn't buy > > one, just in case, I would happily try out an existing one. Back > > up any existing data before you start, and you should have no > > problem. > > > > Anne > > It's the new drives that do have the CRC checking shortcuts. > Prior to August 1998, WD's did proper CRC checks, were some of the > best drives.
Now you've really confused me, Tom. I posted Civileme explanation to another list and they said that it was old hat - no longer a problem. I guess the answer is if you've got one try it, if you haven't, steer clear, to be safe. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
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