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Hi Doug– Good of my source to send me some specimens in matrix. Haven't got to testing it. Looks like siltstone, or perhaps "muddy" limestone. Haven't busted out the chemicals yet. Solidified clay is a best guess at the moment. >makes me itch to rebuild the hard disk starting with a _low_ level format< Very concise and well-put explanation of my (irrational, superstitious) fears. Having dug out my dusty hard-drive papers, I find that a plausible "Sector not found" cause. A LLF is possible on my SCSI; it was LLF'd at the factory, and could have been in *any* position. Unfortunately, I don't have a LLF utility. Naturally, I back everything up. Temporary solution: I get to CI$ from my Bernoulli drive. Permanent solution: I want a 1/2-Gig NEW drive for Xmas 🙂 Line noise is an entirely unrelated problem (I think) – it's not my lines, connections or the phone. It started maybe a month ago. Modem or AT&T are the only possibilities, I think. Line filtering – adequate, or would have had this problem since day 1. Surge suppression – on my power lines AND modem. Base unit at wall feeding into a separate power suppressor and modem suppressor. (Did you guess I *really* like my 'puter?) Lately, for the past 12 hours or so it's been relatively quiet. Lost an e-mail though. Will let you know if I positively ID the limonite matrix…JayDee