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Low Level Format
Name: Dan Bevan Date: April 3, 2002 at 12:16:52 Pacific
Comment:
This really aint a Win Xp Problem but I was wondering if any 1 could tell me to low level format my hard drive Thanx
Name: tropic Date: April 3, 2002 at 12:24:46 Pacific
Reply:
Most HDD manufacturers supply disk utilities that can mid-level format (write zeroes to the drive & add 'em all up to see that the media's in good shape). Check the manufacturer's site to download the format utility.
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Response Number 2
Name: KenE Date: April 3, 2002 at 15:31:38 Pacific
Reply:
I have always used Gatways gwscan to write zeros. I don't have a Gateway machine. This program has never given me any problems on the machine I have used it on.
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