July 23rd, 2011, 19:48
I'm on an internet forum for computer repair and the dumbest Mod on the planet refuses to understand that bits on the surface of the hard drive are not purely on/off, 1/0 digital, but instead have an analog quality to them that sometimes can cause them to be read incorrectly.
I think SpinRite had a graphic that I saw that showed how sloppy some data on the hard drive survace can be; instead of seeing crisp sawtooth 1's and 0's it looks like sloping hills up and down.
Does anyone know where I can find this graphic, and (even better) a link to an explanation of this? I'm going to get kicked off if I keep arguing, so i just want to post a picture and a link and be done with the whole conversation. Thanks in advance.
July 24th, 2011, 10:22
Thank you very much. That first link has the exact graphic I was thinking of.
I'm amazed that, after at least 2 years of having seen that graphic, it's still the mental reference I use. It looks exactly as I remember it. Thanks again, I'm going to post it in the thread and let the Dumbest Mod on the Planet make of it what he will. Which I predict will not be very much, but at least anyone that reads his statements that I provide "incorrect information" will understand that there is at least some basis to my assertions.