<mherges@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I'll second this... I recommend SpinRite anytime there is an issue like
this. I've used this program on MANY MANY hard drives, and only 1 drive has
ever been "unfixable". I later disassembled the drive to save the magnets
out of it, and found that the surface of the platters were physically
damaged, thus the reason it was unfixable.

Good luck, and definitely consider SpinRite!