2009/1/26 Andy Smith <andy@???>:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:52:52AM +0000, Russell Gadd wrote:
>> I've had good experience with Steve Gibson's Spinrite. There's a ton of
>> testimonials here
>> http://www.grc.com/sr/testimonials.htm
>>
>> This guy is one of the best, I would trust everything he does.
>
> Really?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Gibson_(computer_programmer)#Controversy
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
spinrite will not help at all with modern computer HDs.
The IDE controllers hide the actual disk "low level" formatting from
the PC for very good reasons.
spinrite might have been good for the older floppy discs and RLL disk
drives, but is not any use really with modern HDs.
In fact, spinrite can seriously cause much more damage to an already
partially damaged disc surface.
