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Bad Blocks
Name: chris hohimer Date: January 10, 2000 at 12:13:01 Pacific
Comment:
I'm with Sanida National Labs. We need to wipe the space marked Bad (Bad Blocks). Would Norton Disk Editor work to wipe these spaces. This includes the Factory Defects.
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