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From: Jonn Martell
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1991 23:21

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In article <1991Jun20.092801.31571@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> 1h1a0m@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>> Why should the drive be low level formatted every 6 months?
>>
>> Doug 
>
>Perhaps to freshen up the track info which, unlike when writing a new file
>to disk, is not written over old track info.  I suppose the read/write heads
>become misaligned with time, just a like a car goes out of tune.  Doing a
>low level format sets everything back to zero, as if you had bought a new HD.
>
>Tony
>
True, but beginners should use a safe low-level "refresher" such as the ones
provided by NU 5.0/6.0 and PC Tools 7.0.
Not all HDs can be low-level formatted and improperly low-level formatting the
wrong type of HD with the wrong type of utility can seriously damage it.


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