On Sun, 24 May 2009 15:29:50 -0700 MHR wrote: > > >Conclusion: you are showing too many points of failure to warrant >keeping the drive. Try to get a warranty replacement if you can, and >if that doesn't work, just get a new drive. Since warranty >replacements are usually refurbished disks, and the new warranty ends >at the same time, you'd probably be better off with a new disk. Yes, but back up anything still recoverable from the old drive before trashing it! -- Julian Thomas: jt at jt-mj.net http://jt-mj.net In the beautiful Genesee Valley of Western New York State! -- -- Half the people you know are below average.