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Re: [lpc2000] Re: FAT file system ==>warning

2004-09-24 by Matthias Weingart

On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 01:37:50AM +0200, Lasse Madsen wrote:

> make a read out of the good portions... also there's a lot of counter
> measures build into FAT for instance there's two (or more) allocation
> tables so that if one of them goes bad the other one (which is
> constantly updated) should be able to replace it with out user
> intervention 

As far as I remember M$ system software does not use the second table in
case of damage of the otner one. Only special software (e.g. norton disc
doctor) can use it to repair your fs (maybe scandisk or chkdsk also). You
really need user invention in case of failure in the first table.

        Matthias

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