On 6/17/05, Tom Jennings <tomj at wps.com> wrote: > There is another solution to the problem which I took -- reformat > the media. Of course this means instantaneous data loss. This is not an option for drives like the DEC RL01/RL02. The rest of the information applies, though (don't whack the heads, ensure they are clean, don't remount a crashed pack...) -ethan