> i have a Westeren Digital 2.0 GB hard drive. the problem with it is that
> it does notget detected by FDISK (win & liux version). the annoying part
> is that it gets detected in the BIOS. the owner of the drive told me that
> he gets error messageds when running "low level fromat" from the BIOS.
>
> are there any tests i can do before throwing it in the trash.

   Check it with their diagnostics file...looks like it has changed from
their older detector:

   http://www.wdc.com/service/diagnostics.html


Later,

Russell Smith
Region 14 ESC Abilene, Texas
http://camalott.com/~rssmith
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