Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 13:07:02 -0800 (PST) From: Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM> To: spork <spork@super-g.com> Cc: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hard Disk Repair Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970213130450.6202p-100000@mail.MCESTATE.COM> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970213120535.2050C-100000@super-g.inch.com>
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On Thu, 13 Feb 1997, spork wrote: > We sent in a disk that had less severe damage than that to a firm called > "DriveSavers". The problem with ours was a partially hosed board that in > turn fried the spindle motor. There was no physical damage to the > platters, all they did was take the guts and swap them into a new housing. > This cost about $3500. A head crash is more severe. > > We now have a thorough backup routine... How big is the drive that you had repaired? I was offering to provide a Disk Drive repair place a second identical drive for parts and they told me that they couldn't fix it either. Cheers, Vince - vince@MCESTATE.COM - vince@GAIANET.NET ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] GaiaNet Corporation - M & C Estate / / / / | / | __] ] Beverly Hills, California USA 90210 / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____]
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