Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 04:18:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 04:18:29 -0400 Received: from astound-64-85-224-253.ca.astound.net ([64.85.224.253]:22276 "EHLO master.linux-ide.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 04:18:29 -0400 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 01:20:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Andre Hedrick To: jbradford@dial.pipex.com cc: Nuitari , venom@sns.it, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, xavier.bestel@free.fr, mark@veltzer.org Subject: Re: Hi is this critical?? In-Reply-To: <200209170802.g8H82CTZ000701@darkstar.example.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1045 Lines: 28 > > Another way to prove a dead drive is (after a backup) to drop it some > > until it made a nice broken drive sound (a very high pitch shriek) and > > bring it to the store that sold it to you (ideally a small one as they are > > less technically challenged then big chains). > > I think they would probably say that you voided the warranty. Correct! MORONS that think the drive vendors are not clued into the issue. I have to read and vote on NASTY proposals, whose intent is to check for G-Force damage. If you think that record is not findable, even if you rake the heads over the media you are wrong. They are loosing money because of returns and are about to have the means to tell you nice try, does warrenty fraud mean anything? Cheers, Andre Hedrick LAD Storage Consulting Group - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/