Do you have a hard disc which is suffering problems? Press F12 and type:

*checkmap <drive no>

for each of your drives. If you don't get "Map good", or you have experienced errors such as "Broken Directory" or the dreaded "Disc not understood", then the disc has a problem.

If your disc does have one of these problems then DiscKnight may be the answer you've been looking for.

DiscKnight is a disc checker and fixer for FileCore E and E+ format hard discs which incorporates fixes for a large number of problems.

DiscKnight is the first tool to include support for the new E+ format introduced with RISC OS 4 to provide support for long filenames and large directories.

Want to know what DiscKnight can do for you?

Want to know if your disc has any problems? Then download the DiscKnight disc checker and run it to check the health of your hard discs.

The DiscKnight disc checker available here has now been updated to version 1.47 so if you have previously downloaded it you may like to obtain a new copy of the latest version.

32-Bit Compatability

As of version 1.39 DiscKnight is fully 26/32 bit neutral and runs equally well on 32-bit Iyonix PCs as well as older RISC OS computers.

Ordering DiscKnight

A single user licence forDiscKnight costs only £10 fully inclusive (member's price £9).

A site licence for multiple machines at a single site costs £25 and a licence for a dealer or repair centre who use DiscKnight to repair customer machines is available for £100.

Please send your order with a cheque payable to The ARM Club to the following address:

The ARM Club
Merton Court
38 Knoll Road
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 4QU
United Kingdom

Alternatively you can order DiscKnight online using your credit card on the SWREG web site web site - please use one of the following links to place your order:

• Single User (£10)
• Site Licence (£25)
• Dealer / Repair Centre (£100)

Please note that the normal 10% discount for ARM Club members is not available for online orders due to the extra costs involved in processing credit card orders.

Support

If you buy DiscKnight online then you will be registered with the support service automatically when the product is sent out, otherwise you will be registered when your registration card is processed.

Registered users will be added to a mailing list which is used to announce any updated versions of DiscKnight which are made available.

Registered users can obtain an update to the latest version here. If you change your email address after you have registered then you can register your change of address here.

Last modified 14th October 2006 · Comments to webmaster@armclub.org.uk