Thanks for everyone's input. I took your advice not to try cleaning the disks
but as I was using ext2, befor discarding them I decided to try a journaling
file system just in case the errors were due to errors when foolishly
switching of the power or similar.
I tried ext3, but after
On Mon, 12 May 2014 12:49:53 +0100
David Webb d...@soton.ac.uk wrote:
Hello David,
1. Are disks still my best archive storage system?
Given their cost these days, probably. Although CDs and DVDs can be
cheaper, their use requires extra step be taken. This eats into
cost/performance benefit
Hi Stuart,
I think Michael Pavling has the Revo 3600 which does not have the
optical out - there is an config change needed to get menu sounds I
think.
I ended up getting a Revo 3610 - which sounds like what you have. This
does have optical out. It was really easy to set-up with OpenElec.
Hey Imran where is a good place to pick one up? For a good price
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From: Imran Chaudhrymailto:ichaud...@gmail.com
Sent: 12/05/2014 06:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire]
On 10/05/14 17:03, Brad Rogers wrote:
You can just about get away with opening a hard disk in a clean
zip-seal freezer bag (making a very small clean room).
You got away with it, but I wouldn't fancy my chances TBH. Drive
head fly heights are measured in microns, and just one dust
particle
The failure may be in the magnetic media, in which case perhaps
professional forensic recovery may help ( but will cost thousands).
The other and more probable cause is electronic failure. I would always
say, if you want the data back, go and buy another identical drive to the
one that failed.
I got mine from eBay. I paid ~£120 for an Acer Revo 3610 with 2G RAM
and a 320G HDD + Windows 7 license and new Logitech wireless
keyboard/touchpad. Obviously a risk buying private but check the
seller feedback carefully.
They seem to go for between £75 and £120 depending on what is bundled with
