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I Have a Edge Delta-486Dx4-100 CPU mounted on ISA\VESA mainboard. I've tried to partition disk and get an error reading fixed disk. When i try to format it, it terminates and can't write a boot. If i try to unformat it reads bad sector reading. All help would be appreciated (kids computer)
Name: TomChen Date: September 28, 2001 at 04:07:43 Pacific
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You can try to use some program provide by the harddisk manufacturer... i forgot the name of the program, it is a tool to fill zero to the MBR... come with the low level format program. After do this, you can run fdisk without error. (I have tried it before successfully, use a program download from Maxtor's website to recover a seagate's harddisk) If the harddisk got physical damage, no program can recover it. Sorry for bad english. :)
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Response Number 2
Name: fred6008 Date: September 29, 2001 at 19:29:21 Pacific
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"I've tried to partition disk and get an error reading fixed disk" means you Entered FDISK and got that error without any other information screen? This usually means the drive is bad. You should boot with a floppy and see what SCANDISK or CHKDSK say about C: before you give up, but you may have to get another under 540 Mbyte drive.
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Response Number 3
Name: aaaa Date: November 30, 2001 at 08:24:25 Pacific
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I have a harddisk and I need to do a low level format on it. do you have a program or could you recomend me a program from a specified site. E-mail it to me.
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Response Number 4
Name: Alan Date: February 18, 2002 at 15:53:26 Pacific
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i have a 20.4 gb seagate harddisk. it has been used for 1 year. initially, i have it partitioned. then, i deleted the partition and rerun fdisk. this time, i created two hard drive. however, after when i restarted my computer and run fdisk, it states that: " integer divide by 0" now, i could no longer run fdisk anymore. Help me.
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Response Number 5
Name: dr.azmania Date: March 9, 2002 at 07:51:30 Pacific
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I have a seagate hard disk and it has a physical damage, it's very slow and i want to isolate the damage area and prevent writing and reading from it, help me please
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