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Article #203Re: Is this HD on its way out...?
From: kony
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:58
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:58
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On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:58:36 -0500, Kenneth <usenet@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com> 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? > >Thanks, Today's supposed "low level format" is only writing zeros to all data areas. It was an unnecessary suggestion as it won't do anything more useful than merely recreating partitions and filesystems traditionally.
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