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On 5 May 2008, at 04:14, Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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> The question is: should I use it at all (for any use, external HD or |
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> internal with operating system), or is it sufficient to let the fsck |
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> tool mark the bad sectors and just keep using it? |
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Here the cheapest 2.5" harddrive I can buy is £26.05 + VAT, and it's |
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a 5400rpm Maxtor 80gig drive. |
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For my money it's not worth using a flakey drive. |
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> I use nearly 100% of the space available, and regularly compare |
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> cksums, so if anything was deteriorating, I would know. |
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If you're confident in that assessment then you'll be fine with the |
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old drive, but if you have to ask, then maybe I'd just replace it. |
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Stroller. |
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