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Low level formats are safe I have done them recently on about 7 drives with
no problems
Mark Jeacocke wrote in message <3691A8A8.3B66DBD1@mincom.com>...
>Marc Wiriadisastra wrote:
>
>> Try doing a low level format which could help to sort it all out then it
>> will clean everything properly if you have done that check that the
>> filesystems that have been installed are unmounted properly thats what
>> it sounds like or the sectors are incorrect.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Marc
>>
>> >
>
>Is this really a good idea?  I was under the impression that Low-Level
>formats were bad things on the more recent Hard Disks drives, in fact
>they can void the warranty and damage the disk.  Quantum I know
>has a Zero_Fill program which you can download to reset their disks
>instead of using a Low Level format.
>
>I would check and make sure that the disk is meant to be Low Level
>Formatted before taking this step.  Besides most newer BIOS's I've
>seen don't even support it anymore.
>
>Cheers
>Mark Jeacocke
>markj@mincom.com
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