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Re: an old 286 with HD problems
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Max Timchenko <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:35:31 +0200
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You can try running ScanDisk or Norton Disk Doctor... it will
fix the errors.

Older drives (40 Mb) are probably in the age of 5-6 years,
so they're potentially unstable, and it will only get worse. I heard
that HD's lifetime is about 5 years before the performance
starts to drop due to different problems (bearings wear,
positioning errors, electronic failures...)

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