Re: Zip & Renaissance Troubles?

[jimmys@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)]

In article <1lnj8nINNeee@gap.caltech.edu> cco.caltech.edu!nathan (Nathan Mates) writes:
>After getting my Zip 9/32 installed, I wanted to re-optimize my Hard Drive
>using Salvation's Renaissance. It seemed to run fine, until I told it to
>examine the disk and all. Then, it put random dots over the screen, and
>one time, I had to reboot to get out of this. Disabling the Zip with its
>CDA seemed to make Renaissance happy, so I let it have a hack at my boot
>drive. About 10% through, it had a fatal error ($1A00, I think), and
>forced me to reboot. I lost a lot of stuff, including most of my System
>directory, 90% of my Icons, and the source code for some of my files. :(

Ouch, and no backup :(  I learned the importance of backups through a
painful experience much like yours.

>What I would like to know is: has this happened to anyone else? Is there
>something I should have done beforehand, or should I go to another disk
>optimization program (are there any others?)?

I really don't trust the Salvation series, until Vitesse decides to come
out with an upgrade/update.  For all my HD utility needs, I use
ProSEL 16.  I haven't had ANY problems with it, and the latest version
I got from Glen Bredon seems to be System 6 compatible as well.

>Thanks for any and all help.
>
>* Nathan Mates nathan@cco.caltech.edu * MSC #850, Pasadena  CA 91126
>* No fancy quote, no disclaimers for irate employers, no .sig-- oops,
>* Too late for that! Several Megabyte joke collector and IIGS hacker
>* operating out of Caltech, the world's best place for an education!

Jimmy



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