not really. there are tools to recover data, but only 2 copies of the file table. On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > well, I hard-rebooted before this malfunction and (while I don't think it > was) it might have been writing something to disk. No we all know the > importance of a proper shutdown! Does windows have something similar with > their hardware or if this were to happen with them would you be up the creek > w/o a paddle? > > On Fri, Fesimilar w b 24, 2012 at 5:23 AM, Stephen > wrote: >> >> Not always. I have used refurbished disks before without issue. >> >> Could also have been a brown out. >> >> On Feb 23, 2012 10:01 PM, "Michael Havens" wrote: >>> >>> that's what I get for buying a refurbished disk.... eh? >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:49 PM, James Mcphee wrote: >>>> >>>> Usually happens on a bad shutdown.  Or dying disk.  But more often a bad >>>> shutdown. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Michael Havens >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Please, Speculate as to why my superblock went bad. >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> James McPhee >>>> jmcphe@gmail.com >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss