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From: D Yuniskis on 30 Jun 2010 15:01 AM wrote: > On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:18:28 -0700, D Yuniskis <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Joseph, >> >> JosephKK wrote: >>> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:06:13 -0700, D Yuniskis <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> D Yuniskis wrote: >>>>> A 501(3)c that I am affiliated with received a donation >>>>> of several hundred ~80G SATA/PATA drives the other day. >>>>> They have allegedly (?) been bulk erased. I was asked, >>>>> today, if there is any way to make the drives serviceable, >>>>> again. >>>> But, I'm sticking with my initial assumption that the drives >>>> are irrecoverable due to lost servo information. >>> Most any way you slice it those drives seem to be fluxed up good. >> (sigh) Yes, its unfortunate -- we probably have 1,300 machines >> that need drives. This would have been a good start! :< > > http://www.amazon.com/250GB-Scorpio-Notebook-Drive-50-pack/dp/B003O5W9JI/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1277923831&sr=1-30 Much too large. And, we surely aren't going to spend $80/drive to GIVE THE MACHINES AWAY! |