#: 5850 S10/Tandy CoCo
    04-Aug-90  21:38:36
Sb: #5817-#HELP Hard Disk
Fm: Scott t. Griepentrog 72427,335
To: MOTD Editor..Bill Brady 70126,267 (X)

My experience with ST225's is that they go bad over time.  Especially if you
bought it about a couple years ago or more.  The 5 volts is a little low, and
could be contributing to the problem though - usually it has a pot adjust on
the ps mboard, you might try that.  Also, don't rely on just one vom, they on
occasion get off.  Suggest backup *IMMEDIALTLY*, but by copying files in groups
of dirs rather than any standard backup program.  Then reformat and restore, it
will hold for a while before doing it again possibly.

The last ST225 I had had this problem and would drop sectors with exponentialy
increasing frequency.  About the third time it did (and lost some important
stuff), I took it out back, borrowed my dad's 6 pound sledgehammer, and vented
my frustration with it.

Just a suggestion, of course.

StG

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