2 Sep
2008
2 Sep
'08
9:15 a.m.
On Tuesday 02 Sep 2008, jtd wrote:
On Monday 01 Sep 2008 23:16, Rony wrote:
I have added a spare disk and will store all ISOs there. Otherwise my system is 'touchwood' running smoothly.
Most of the time a bad sector is an indicator of doomsday. Better backup all important stuff.
Agree 100%. In my experience disks with such symptoms die soon. Keeping important files on such devices is like playing Russian Roulette.
I have tried low level format and skip badblocks options during file system creation - all short term.
-- Arun Khan