28 Jun
2004
28 Jun
'04
2:53 p.m.
I believe I have to consider this. I have no packs
with any data on
them that I need. They were all just data packs with automotive
parts in inventory and such. I cleaned a pack and loaded it into
my RK05 drive zero and it would not pass the read/write test. I don't
remember what happened when I tried to use drive 1. I believe it failed but in a
different manner. I thought if at least one drive
was working I'd be Ok for awhile. I am not sure if I want to spend
$300-$500 on trying to get a CE pack that may not help me if my drive
is failing for some other reason than alignment.
As the data on your packs is worthless, try reformatting one. A format on
an RK05 is like a format on a floppy disk, it will re-write all the
sector headers, and does not depend on correct head alignment.
If the drive will reformat a pack and will then pass the read/write
diagnostic using it, then the only problem with the drive is alignment.
If it won't then you have more (electronic) troubleshooting to do.
-tony