I have had outstanding results with a FPSH (five pound sledge hammer).
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Regards
Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
"tim309" wrote in message
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Thanks for responding. I guess the answer as I suspected is to trash
the drive myself and forego the warranty.