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10 March 2007, 09:58
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My drives need a doctor
I've got a couple of 3.5" ide drives that have become unusable on my amigas due to read errors, bad blocks etc.
Can anybody suggest a software solution to make these drives usable again? |
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10 March 2007, 10:41
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two.. Aligned properly ? three.. the above two options CANNOT be fixed by SOFTWARE. Unless you think an A500 is flash upgradable to AGA. (I wish). |
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10 March 2007, 10:45
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@whiteb
Not understanding you, Hard drives are the problem, want to use them again, on my a1200d and a1200t. |
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10 March 2007, 11:00
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You could try prepping and formatting them again (or using something like Quaterback to repair them) but it sounds like you'd be better off buying a new one.
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10 March 2007, 11:03
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@ musashi5150
Thanx for the advice, will try that, just don't like to throw anything away. |
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10 March 2007, 11:31
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move.w #$4489,$dff07e
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11 March 2007, 15:40
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i would guess most of us would fall into that category - afterall were all still using 20 year old computers
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11 March 2007, 17:01
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If your hard drives have "visible" bad sectors, it's game over. Just smash them to pieces to vent your fury.
Old drives can be had for almost nothing at your local recycling center. |
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14 March 2007, 04:25
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This is a nice source of power for a cabin or boat...
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19 March 2007, 23:13
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You can try various HDD tools for PC from HDD manufacturers (Seagate, Hitachi (ibm), WD,... also MHDD (russian program) and HDD regenerator could be of some help...
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20 March 2007, 15:35
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@Wisp, I would also try getting the diagnostic software/apps from the HDD manufacturers website and create the bootable floppy or CD from them.
You will have to install the drives into a PC so boot the disc and run the diags but this should tell you if the drives have gone over the deep end and really need to be recycled for scrap. Here in the states you can pick up older IDE HDD's from places like Junk Shops or even Goodwill stores if you find old 286/386/486 boxes
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