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Article #506Re: Low Level Format of IDE - bad idea?
From: Steve Mann in San Jose, CA
Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 00:00
Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 00:00
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Helen T. Redlus (hredlus@rahul.net) wrote: : Hi, : Matt is absolutely correct. You should be able to download a file from : Conner Peripherals to properly low-level format your drive. : Conner's BBS number is: (408) 456-4415 : Helen Then, technically, I was correct - low-level formatting an IDE is a bad thing. I was unaware that the manufacturers had responded with a user-available remedy. Thanks for the update. -- Stephen Mann <smann@rahul.net>
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