23 Mar
2012
23 Mar
'12
4:45 a.m.
On Fri, 23 Mar 2012, James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote:
The test rig (USB to IDE disk adapter plugged into a Linux machine) has been used many times before without issue, just never on a disk that is failing this badly, so I'm reluctant to suspect that as the culprit.
My experience with IDE-USB adapters and dodgey disks hasn't been positive. They tend to obscure or mis-report errors. When I suspect a disk as having problems I connect it to the motherboard in it's native manner. It's quite inconvenient to do that, but it's worth the effort IMHO. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/