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Date:      Sat, 14 Feb 2004 12:56:29 -0800
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Mark Hessler <mark.hessler@verizon.net>
Subject:   Re: Other ways to check/repair disks besides fsck?
Message-ID:  <200402141256.29835.kstewart@owt.com>
In-Reply-To: <402E8931.2020509@verizon.net>
References:  <402E8931.2020509@verizon.net>

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On Saturday 14 February 2004 12:46 pm, Mark Hessler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Are there any other approaches to checking/repairing disks besides
> fsck after a power outage?
>

You have to remember that it is your fs that is most likely fouled up 
and that is what fsck checks. The next step lower, from my experience, 
is a low level format by program provided  by most HD manufacturer's. 
Obviously, that is a last grasp choice.

Kent

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Kent Stewart
Richland, WA

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