Re: Is this HD on its way out...?

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From: dadiOH
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:25

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Kenneth wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:48:10 -0500, Tony
> <Tony@TheDeli.Sandwich> wrote:
>
>> Next time do a low level format when you format the hard drive.
>> Get a hard drive with a guarantee longer than one year maybe
>> seagate.
>
> Howdy,
>
> The switch of brands may be a fine idea, but it is my
> understanding that modern disks cannot be "low level
> formatted" by the end user.
>
> Am I wrong about that?

Yes.  But for all practical purposes, no.

"Low level formatting" involves writing track/sector data to the drive
along with other data and a byte pattern.  It was normally done (via
DOS) with 5 1/4" floppies, maybe with the little floppies too, but
took a long time even when disk capacity was 80 KB.  Given the size of
hard drives it would take bloody forever now even allowing for the
vastly greater CPU and drive speed.

However, it *could* be done if one knew what one was doing, had a
program to do so (or could write one directly accessing the disk drive
controller) and had eons to wait.

-- 

dadiOH
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