LeRoy Cressy on Mon, 3 Dec 2001 17:40:28 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] Desperate call for help - HDD problems...


One of the things that I remember about Seagate is that low level
formatting their drives voids the warrenty.  Prior to doing anything I
would read the warranty so I can get RMA.  

Bob Razler wrote:
> 
> One thing you could try:  is it an Adaptec SCSI controller?  They have 2
> tools built into the controller BIOS.  One is a low level format (which you
> don't want <g>) and one is a drive integrity checker (from what I remember).
> The controller will scan the SCSI bus when you try to use those tools.  You
> could at least see if it's recognized during that scan.

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