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kumarr@hfglobe.intel.com (Kumar Ranganathan) wrote in comp.os.msdos.misc:

>> Can any low-level format utility be used to format an IDE disk ? Or does
>>     ^^^

johnboyd@ocdis01.UUCP writes in

> No.  Many tools are specific.  I've accessed some, on Winchester
> controllers, thru debug (PC platform, obviously).  Many commercial disk
> tools disallow this type access when they recognize an IDE drive.  It's a
> situation with any possible number of solutions.

        OnTrack's DiskManager is capable of initializing (low-level
        formatting) an IDE drive. As their commercial version (not the
        one that comes with some hard drives) contains built-in specs
        for hundreds of drives from different manufacturers, I'd say
        it's able to format the IDE drives from different manufacturers
        as well (I haven't upgraded to the latest version, yet, so this
        is just based on a discussion with their sales rep on COMDEX a
        few months ago).

        -- Willy
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