From: Frank Incensed <frankincensed_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 22:17:04 -0500

as you can tell by now Im not the most high tech guy, how does one reformat
the hd ? I also tried viewing the contents of the disc with the usb but it
wont work because of the error msg



>From: Neon John <johngd_at_bellsouth.net>
>Reply-To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
>To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
>Subject: Re: HD register error
>Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 21:55:27 -0500
>
>On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 21:35:13 -0500, "Frank Incensed"
><frankincensed_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >would the battery deal cause that crazy error msg.
> >HD register error
> >SC1 (85) 227
> >SN1 (170) 0
> >SC2 (170) 18
> >SN2 (85) 211
>
>Once the operating voltage drops below that which the logic requires to
>operate, it is no longer "logical". The logic inside the chips can assume
>nonsensical states that mean nothing. The only thing that means anything
>is
>the presence of the message(s), indicating that the HD isn't getting enough
>power to properly operate.
>
>The real risk is that in the process of scrambling, the hard drive logic
>may
>randomly fire the write head. This could occur anywhere, since by
>definition,
>the logic is illogical during an undervoltage. It could fire during a
>random
>head movement, between sectors or on top of valid data. If you're lucky,
>the
>hard drive only needs reformatting. If servo information gets wiped, the
>drive is toast. This is something to avoid if at all possible.
>
>John
>---
>John De Armond
>johngdDONTYOUDARE_at_bellsouth.net
>http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/o/johngd/
>Cleveland, Occupied TN

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Received on 2003-12-27