Yes all drives will fail, just some more frequently than others.
What virus exactly was this that attacked your HD?
We are on Macs after all, except for Word macro viruses we are mostly
immune.
More likely is that your desktop files got hashed.
Keep DiskWarrior handy and run it over your drive regularly. Rebuild
your desktop files regularly at start up or use Conflict Catcher's
specific function for this, and it should stay healthy for a long time.
Most modern hard drives have S.M.A.R.T. technology inbuilt and will
do internal checks and report signs of mechanical failure. All we
need are the appropriate utilities to give us regular reports so we
can act on any signs of impending doom.
Unfortunately Apple has not been of great assistance here. The
S.M.A.R.T reporting is buried deep inside Disk Utility for Tiger. May
have been in Panther as well. However when trouble looms Disk Utility
seems to frustrate most attempts to apply it to your problem drive.
MicroMat Tech Tools Pro used to be a reliable disk utility but
reports are that lately (v4.09?) it has become more trouble than
solution.
Nortons Disk Utility was always a recipe for disaster as was Norton's
Anti Virus. Only Disk Warrior remained advisable. Apple's Disk
Utility and the old Disk First Aid are harmless enough but don't seem
to do much.
OSX thankfully has some behind the scenes Unix maintenance tools
which kick in in the wee small hours of the morning as long as you
have the computer running then. But doesn't keep you informed of
anything, let alone serious problems. Too much black-box for my liking.
Peter
On 30 Oct 2005, at 12:32 PM, Bob Robeson wrote:
I just had a WD 160 gig go funny on me this week. I ended up
losing some
data, all my email addresses irreplaceable pictures, ouch! The file
structure or something went bad and none of my repair software
could tackle
the problem. I went and bought another one at Staples, a 200 gig
WD for
$79. I reformated the bad drive and reloaded it with software and
now it's
working fine again. I think maybe it was my software that got
corrupted
rather than the drive going bad. My 11 and 12 year old boys get
out there
on the internet with this computer and are messing with those wierd
teeny
bopper sites, and maybe some virus got on board and chewed up my
software.
Anyway, I also think WD is as good as any, maybe better.
Still hanging in with 9.1.
Bob
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