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write zeros to my drive?
Name: Topaz Date: April 13, 2002 at 22:02:34 Pacific
Comment:
Is the only way to write zeros to the drive with a utility?
Name: mesich Date: April 13, 2002 at 23:20:03 Pacific
Reply:
Spelling is not so good tonight.
Western Digital.
There that is better.
Mesich
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Response Number 3
Name: Topaz Date: April 14, 2002 at 04:12:22 Pacific
Reply:
Thank-you Mesich, I knew I saw that "write zeros to the drive somewhere before. It came with a new WD Drive I bought, which I cannot use yet as I have not managed to flash my bios...that is another forum.
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Response Number 4
Name: mesich Date: April 14, 2002 at 04:17:58 Pacific
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