>> >>>Has anyone tried to revive these disks by degaussing them? Would this solve >>>the problem?
>I have to say, the degaussing thing made me laugh. No, that's not a >problem. Is it just one cart of many you have, and the rest work? I guess I should have said "not a problem causing the CLICKS". If the grc.com web site is correct about the Z-tracks and positioning tracks- (and I would guess that he IS right) while even reformatting and even low-level utils can't touch these tracks without hardware features that consumer drives simply do not possess, it seems likely that they coud still be wiped out by dragging a magnet over the cart. If you do that, you're SOL with regards to using the cart again- there's not way to put that vital info back on. So, keep the degausser away :) B -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
