HD-low level formatting freeware?

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From: john
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 00:00

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A friend has acquired an old machine on which the HD will not format
properly. Rather than junk it he would like to try a low level format.
Does anyone know of freeware or shareware to do this, please?
Thanks for reading.
-- 
John.

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From: john <john@grandads.demon.co.uk>
Subject: HD-low level formatting freeware?
Date: 1999/04/24
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