Re: hd failure (maybe), please adivse

[D-Man <dsh8290@rit.edu>]

On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 03:58:57PM -0500, Bob Hilliard wrote:
| 
|      You can download Powermax, a hardrive diagnostic tool, from
| www.maxtor.com.  Unfortunately, you have to run it from DOS.  If it
| indicates your drive is bad, you can get information about warranty
| replacement from that site.  You don't need any warranty paperwork -

Oh, cool!

| the warranty period is based on the drive model.  If it is in
| warranty, there is an RAM Request Form on the site.  If your drive is
| in warranty, and you request an "Advanced RMA" they will ship a
| replacement drive within 2 days, and you can return the bad one after
| you install the new one.  It makes the process almost painless.
| 

Thanks, this will help a lot.

-D