Re: What is a HD crash?

[ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford)]

In a previous article, gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (Greg R. Achenbach) says:

>OK, I'm new to this HD stuff.  I just got a GS recently and want to get a 
>HD.  I found one (CMS 40) for $75.  The owner said that it crashed.  She 
>got it repaired and is now afraid to use it for fear of loosing more 
>data.  My questions:
>
>1. What is a HD clash?

"Crash" is an all encompassing term applied to any failure which causes
a Harddrive to lose data.  Originally the term meant 'head crash' which
occurred when the read/write head made direct physical contact with the
platter resulting in scratches on the platter and deformity of the
read/write head itself - truly a crash!

>2. What would the repair shop have done (if anything) to fix it?

Whatever it took.  No way to speculate without more info.

>3. Is a HD that has crashed unreliable?

How reliable is the repair shop?  This, too, is an unanswerable question.
After all, how reliable is a car that has been repaired?  Get my point?

>4. Does this sound like a good deal?

I don't know about you but I've spent more than that on dinner and a
movie.  "Goodness" is relative.  Personally, if I had the $75, I'd take
this offer.

>5. What else should I look at when I go see this thing?  (I don't have a 
>SCSI card yet to be able to test it out)
>--

Ask the seller to show you it is working or guarantee a refund if it proves
to be defective when you install it.  Without seeing it in operation you
are accepting the seller's word that it has been actually repaired.

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