---- Robert Rolf wrote:=20 >=20 > John Ferrell wrote: >=20 > > BTW, I seem to have lost access to my Hard drive that has my LTSpice=20 > "A 17-page thread about this firmware failure problem is going strong on= =20 > a Seagate forum. Frustrated users have complained that postings and=20 > threads have been removed by moderators." >=20 > "Seagate recently reduced its bare drive warranty period, raising some=20 > doubts about product quality standards." >=20 >=20 >=20 > I have stopped buying Seagate because of this forum censorship and other= =20 > 'poor quality' issues. Unfortunate since they did USED to make good drive= s. >=20 > R >=20 >=20 Sorry to hear about your problems! My problem is in cascade at this point. The system will no longer boot. I T= HINK I got here due to a memory upgrade that is marginal. The drive has a d= ata problem at this point which may not be recoverable. That problem has be= en superseded by the system drive will no longer boot. I have de-tuned the = operating speed in hopes it will fix with the Repair Option on from the XP = Pro install disk. If I get that up to the point I can recover what is on th= at disk then I will set both of these drives aside for further recovery att= empts but regenerate the system on a new HDD.=20 BTW, BIOS would not recognize the data drive on the other system until I pu= lled the PC board and cleaned the board to mechanics contacts with DeOxit. = I am not impressed with the how these things are constructed. The PC board = is a delicate piece of art but I doubt the contact design will be reliable.= They hope to sell a lot of replacements! The unfortunate part of this to me seems that other than getting slower I w= as not aware that there was anything wrong with the system. OTH, timely bac= kups would have reduced this to an nuiscence. I knew better... John Ferrell via Web Mail... Are your backups in place? --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .