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Chkdsk problem
A week or so ago I read comments about a new(?) Gibson Research product in another newsgroup. In beta? Was this a new Spinrite version or something different? Help for Chkdsk errors for years that won't stay away but the drive otherwise works? I have Spinrite 3.1. I had no luck finding this with Google. XP Home. TIA -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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Chkdsk problem
On 01/08/2014 10:55 AM, KenK wrote:
A week or so ago I read comments about a new(?) Gibson Research product in another newsgroup. In beta? Was this a new Spinrite version or something different? Help for Chkdsk errors for years that won't stay away but the drive otherwise works? I have Spinrite 3.1. I had no luck finding this with Google. XP Home. TIA I would not use a Beta product here is what I've used http://piotrkn22.republika.pl/drev/index.html NOTE: Drives that I've "repaired" work fine...but I only use them in my workshop for testing purposes. I'd hesitate to use a drive that had bad sectors for my main drive. |
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Chkdsk problem
KenK on 08/01/2014 wrote:
A week or so ago I read comments about a new(?) Gibson Research product in another newsgroup. Since you did not give us a URL to where are these comments, no one here can address them to discuss with you. In beta? Have you yet visited the grc.com web site to look at what are his pending research projects? Note that it appears everything at spinrite.com is old or he doesn't update his site much. In his TrustPuppy page, he talks about Windows XP SP-2 as though it is new. Was this a new Spinrite version or something different? How would we know what you read elsewhere but don't tell us where that is? Help for Chkdsk errors for years that won't stay away but the drive otherwise works? Are you asking if a hard disk detected as "bad" (pending sectors shown in SMART data that don't eventually get written to reserve sectors) by CHKDSK but tests as okay is a device you should continue using? Your question is poorly worded plus there is no context to it. What are the CHKDSK errors? Have you reviewed the SMART data for the drive? Since you mention Spinrite, what did that product say about your hard disk? I have Spinrite 3.1. It has been up to version 6 since way back on 07-Jun-2004. For users of v3.1 or v4.0, the upgrade price is $49. HDD Regenerator costs $85 (for now); else, it costs $100 (which is more than non-upgrade Spinrite v6 at $89). At one time, it was $54 under some other temporary discount. I know of some folks that like this product; however, I don't like that they hide how their product works. Their online manual is worthless. Spinrite gives a 30-day guarantee: if not satisfied, you can get a full refund (so you can test the fully functional product to repair your drive to decide if it works or not). HDD Regenerator claims a 30-day guarantee but I haven't found what is guaranteed. I had no luck finding this with Google. So you want us to comment on some non-described comments you found elsewhere that we don't know about and have nothing on which to search or relate to personal experience? "I read something and want help on something." Uh huh. |
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Chkdsk problem
KenK wrote:
A week or so ago I read comments about a new(?) Gibson Research product in another newsgroup. In beta? Was this a new Spinrite version or something different? Help for Chkdsk errors for years that won't stay away but the drive otherwise works? I have Spinrite 3.1. I had no luck finding this with Google. XP Home. TIA www.grc.com |
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