Thanks, I'll give that a try.
73
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr
open Node 3148
Las Vegas


On Tue, 14 Apr 2009, Steve wrote:

> Butch,
>
> Go to the Western Digital site and look for a hard disk diagnostics tool.
> Each manufacturer makes their own specific diagnostic tool which looks more
> deeply into the hard drive than the standard windows utilities can.
>
> I don't know your specific model, but here's a page where you can see if the
> Data Lifeguard would work on your hard-drive.
>
> http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=609&sid=30&lang=en
>
> Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
>
> Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:09 AM
> Subject: hard drive problem
>
>
> This isn't ham radio, but hopefully those who don't want to read it have
> already hit their delete key. <smile>  Anyhow, just wanting some opinions.
> I bought a 20 gig wd drive at a ham fest a while back and the guy swore it
> was good.  Well, I did an fdisk on it, which went well.  When I try to
> format it, it flys right through until it gets to about etn percent and
> then I start getting all kinds of write errors.  Is this thing toast, or
> is it worth trying something like spinright on it, and if so, any programs
> you might suggest.
>
> Thanks.
> 73
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
> open Node 3148
> Las Vegas
>
>