| 1 |
On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:20:23 -0500, Dale wrote: |
| 2 |
|
| 3 |
> Question. Does that mean that the heads can't move past that point? If |
| 4 |
> yes, does that mean the OP can't get any data that is further out than |
| 5 |
> that point? I'm asking hoping I will learn something. I have taken |
| 6 |
> drives apart so I know how the arm moves the heads across the platter. |
| 7 |
> If I get what you are saying, it's like the heads get to a certain |
| 8 |
> point, about 10%, and then stop. |
| 9 |
|
| 10 |
I don't think so, as I've seen this sort of thing on a drive but still |
| 11 |
been able to access ~all my data. It seems that the SMART tests are a |
| 12 |
little stupid in this respect and give up when they decide a drive is |
| 13 |
broken, as opposed to failing. |
| 14 |
|
| 15 |
|
| 16 |
-- |
| 17 |
Neil Bothwick |
| 18 |
|
| 19 |
Irritable? Who the bloody hell are you calling irritable? |
Archives