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low level format Eide hard disk
Name: Andy Date: November 27, 2000 at 17:12:15 Pacific
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where can i down load low level format Eide hard disk utility
Name: The Doofus Date: November 27, 2000 at 19:16:08 Pacific
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Virtually no hard drive maker provides a low level formater any more. They caused far too many disasters. However, most drive makers do provide a "Zero Fill" utility that will restore your drive to near factory fresh condition without the perils of low level formating. Go to your drive makers web site and download the utility. CAREFULLY read ALL documentation provided both on the website and on the floppy you will create. If you follow the instructions, that old drive will be both happier and healthier.
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Response Number 2
Name: Rambler Date: November 28, 2000 at 01:34:45 Pacific
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At last - a little sanity, Doofus! I see so many forum discussions about "low-level formatting" these days. It's not necessary or desirable, as you say.
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Response Number 3
Name: Nenad Date: February 9, 2001 at 09:35:33 Pacific
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Please tell me where can I find low_level software for Quantum ST3.2
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Response Number 4
Name: Chris Clarke Date: April 6, 2001 at 03:54:41 Pacific
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You say low level is un-necessary, but my Seagate Barracuda ATA III ST302141A drive started giving "Hard disk fail" message at boot-up after about a week's use. A colleague used Seagate's disk diagnostic program on it and found that it passed all tests except surface scan: and that couldn't run because somehow some password protection seems to have been put in place which also renders the disk unrecognisable to DOS and Windows utilities. He was able to access the disk on his NT machine but I can't on mine Win 98 system: although the BIOS does detect it OK it can't handle it at boot up (as either master or slave). So I can't use FSDISK.
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Response Number 5
Name: MANOJ KUMAR Date: April 12, 2001 at 02:02:13 Pacific
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Your BIOS Or Controller doesnot support your ATA III hard disk
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Response Number 6
Name: carlos Date: August 2, 2001 at 07:05:45 Pacific
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Busco un programa capaz de aislar sectores malos de cualquier disco duro
Summary: Hi ! When I FDISK my WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR 21200 hard disk drive and Create Primary Dos Partition but it can't complete FDISK and the error meassage is " Write protect error writing fixed disk. ...
Summary: Could Wrecknitian be a Freudian slip? 386s and some 486s had a low level format utility in the BIOS sometimes called Hard Drive Utility. You could get .EXE commands to low level format ...
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