Posted by Robert Nichols on 11/04/05 15:18

In article <dkfss9$u0d$1@omega-3a.right.here>,
Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> wrote:
:In article <NWuaf.92434$Vm6.21607@fe06.news.easynews.com>,
:eroy <luliyt005@exmail.com> wrote:
::
::Bob, I installed a brand new drive (same size) in the unit and it just gave
::me the exact same errors with no option to format. I tried different jumper
::settings, but nothing worked. It won't even format the new drive! what to
::do now...? :-(
:
:Ouch! Sounds like it's not a problem with the drive, and the E100 will
:have to be repaired or replaced. That's the bad news. The good news is
:that the HD formatting is probably intact and the data on the drive can
:be rescued if you can get ahold of a functional E100 to read it. You'll
:need to save a complete image of the current drive (I have no idea how,
:or even if, you can do that under MS-Windows.) and restore it to the
:good E100's drive. Since the E100 will see the same drive reinstalled,
:albeit with new data, I believe it will not insist on formatting the
:drive.

Just to be certain on one important point, there is currently NO disk
in the optical drive, right? The problem of endless self-check due
to a bad disk in the optical drive is an entirely different matter.

--
Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "RNichols42"

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