On Thursday 08 November 2007 15:38:40 Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Tuesday 06 November 2007 22:05, Robert Smits wrote: > > ... > > > > Go to www.grc.com and get Spinrite, a low level formatting, repair > > and maintenance utility. It works for any kind of file system, > > including Linux ones. I've used it to recover drives that were no > > longer readable.
> -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==- > SpinRite 6.0 is NTFS, LINUX & TIVO Compatible! > -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==- > > TiVo?? I know it's Linux inside, and I've been "concerned" what will > happen when that drive (which is never idle) will give out, but I'm not > sure I really want to know how bad it is. Mine's been running almost > non-stop for almost 2 1/2 year now... Every time I see some bizarre > anomalies in the video or audio stream, I have to wonder whether it's > the TiVo drive or was corrupt data coming through the digital cable > network. > > By the way, $89 is a bit steep for a single-purpose utility, don't you > think? I guess it depends on what recovering your data is worth. I don't remember what I paid, but I think it was less, and I got a previous version, which was updated to 6 at no charge. I haven't had a drive fail since, but I do keep all my fingers crossed ;-) ;-) -- Bob Smits [EMAIL PROTECTED] A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
