From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: dave@horsfall.org (Dave Horsfall) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 04:34:29 +1100 (EST) Subject: [TUHS] mkfs somewhere else? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Sun, 8 Feb 2015, Jacob Ritorto wrote: > what about using another minor device? Is xp0d mapped elsewhere? Dunno. On Sun, 8 Feb 2015, Jacob Ritorto wrote: > Would anyone know if it's still possible to just replace the platters > and clean the heads? This drive is really nice, but the headcrash really > needs to be dealt with. Are there any more fuji160-compatible platters > on earth? If so, is there a way to install them to the existing hubs > straight enough that there's acceptable runout? Keep in mind that crashed disk => damaged head => more crashed disks => more crashed heads... It's amazing, in a weird sort of way, just how rapidly a disk-crash infection can spread :-( -- Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Bliss is a MacBook with a FreeBSD server." http://www.horsfall.org/spam.html (and check the home page whilst you're there)