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To: wily who wrote (3862)6/1/1999 12:11:00 PM
From: RJL  Read Replies (1) of 110626
 
Absolutely,

I remember older 100-300Mg drives where bad sectors would spring up without any warning, for the strangest reason. With today's technology and data storage techniques, bad sectors are definitely rarer.

That said, there's maybe 1 or 2 a month that will come back with either mechanical problems, such a spindle crashes or actuator failures and the odd drive with bad sectors on it. With the warranties that are offered today, it's rarely a problem to get a replacement fast.

Cheers,

Rich
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