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- From: lau@aerospace.aero.org (David Lau)
- Subject: Re: System 7.1 Bug, PB 180 Bug or Bad HD?
- Message-ID: <lau-120193104430@michigan.aero.org>
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:46:08 GMT
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- In article <1icjloINNnh3@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, Eric Goodman
- <ericg@hum.ucsc.edu> wrote:
- >
- > I've got a PowerBook 180 4/120 (Finally!) and am having an annoying if
- > not fatal problem with the hard drive. I repartitioned the hard drive to
- > reclaim the hidden space, then re-installed Sys 7.1 from the installer
- > disks, in case that's important. The problem is that whenever I have a
- > crash that requires a restart the internal drive is corrupted. The drive
- > is found with no problems, but I get the "This disk is damaged, Do you
- > want to initialize it?" message. I can get the drive back by running
- > Norton Disk Doctor, though Norton says the disk may be damaged. This is
- > an infinitely repeatable problem.
- >
- > So the question is as the title says: Is this something wrong with the
- > System 7.1 installer, the PB ROMs or just a bad HD? (I am hoping to avoid
- > reformatting because of the 85 Meg of stuff I'd have to back up - also,
- > if this is a known problem, I'd like it solved before the backup, not
- > after).
- >
- > Thanks in advance -
-
- I have had the same problem with my Duo 230. I would consider this a major
- bug since MacWorld magazine just published an article on how to reformat
- your drive to its maximum size. I think alot of people are going to try it
- now and there will be alot of crashed HDs out there. People are going
- to be screaming at Apple soon.
- David Lau
- lau@aerospace.aero.org
-