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To: wily who wrote (3862)	6/1/1999 12:11:00 PM
From: RJL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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

To: wily who wrote (3862)	6/1/1999 12:41:00 PM
From: BillyJoe McCallister	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

Okay guys since you are really good here, I have another minor problem, when I connect to the internet, after connection is established, the little emblem would appear on the task bar at the bottom of the computer screen, if I drug my mouse to the emblem, it would reveal the connection speed, if I clicked on it, It would also tell me where I connected, and for how long. Well my wife with fooling with it and now its gone, anyone know how to get it back, thanks all, you guys are really knowledgeable here.

To: wily who wrote (3862)	6/2/1999 8:58:00 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110626

Bad Hard Disk Drives ... In the dozen or so years I've been working with PC's, I've never had a hard disk failure of any kind. (Taking a big risk typing this!) Granted, I've only worked with my own and my employer's systems, which limited my exposure to this sort of thing. Perhaps someone involved in supporting a large number of systems could share their experience in this area. Most problems I've encountered were software based, and caused by the user, including me. However, I take backups and routine computer maintenance very, very, seriously. Whoever can keep their head when everyone around them is losing theirs probably has made a backup. Cheerios, PW.