[iyonix-support] Re: Formatting hard drive
- From: george <george.greenfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:40:27 +0100
In message <7dd7ac2352.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <d8fd272352.acld75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> george <george.greenfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> In message <f7b0262352.acld75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> george <george.greenfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>> [snip]
>>>
>>> 2. Copy over the remaining approx. 60Gb of backed-up hard disk
>>> contents from the NAS
>>> - but presumably, restoring the !Boot file as in step 1.
>>> would also restore LM98 and the network settings?
>>>
>>> Any comments/warnings/advice on the above gratefully received!
>>>
>>> George
>>>
>> LM98 is in my Utilities directory rather than in !Boot, so that would
>> have to be accessible either from floppy or better, from a memory
>> stick (along with !Boot) to enable the network to be restored. The key
>> issue seems to be whether the USB driver is held in ROM and therefore
>> available post reformatting.
>
> That problem is not really there. Reformatting the hard disc does not
> make your computer lose network or USB access, so you can copy your
> data back immediately without any problems. Just make sure you neither
> switch off nor reboot before you have transferred your data back!
Yes, I understand, I think: after reformatting,
/whilst the computer is still running/
the required network and USB facilities are still available - correct?
>
> The question is why you want to reformat your main hard disc in the
> first place. Are you certain that this is required?
Not certain, no: but *Verify gives 32 x 'Disc error 13' addresses.
Apart from error messages when attempting to save to these locations,
the hard drive works reliably; however it is 6 years old. Before
replacing it I thought it might be worth attempting to reformat to see
if that cured the disc errors.
George
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