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Article #3521Re: Norton Utilities 5.0 won't low-level-format my disk
From: Ken Abrams
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 1990 21:33
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 1990 21:33
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In article <15160009@hpspcoi.HP.COM> dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low) writes: >>(David H. Friedman) >>In short, Calibrate >>will not attempt a low-level format on disks with sector-translating, ESDI >>and other "funny" controllers, although it will perform diagnostic functions. >> My question now is, what do I do further down the road when my disk starts >>to show signs of needing a SpinRite-style low-level format? > If you have a "modern" drive that uses voice coil technology (or better) to provide head positioning, it is possible that you will never be in the position to require such a fix. These low level formatting utilities are much more useful (and necessary) for the older MFM drives; expecially the ones that use step motors for head positioning. The alternative is to do it the old way. That is, back up the drive and then do a destructive low level format. The means to do that varies with disk type and maufacturer. -- ======================================================== Ken Abrams uunet!pallas!kabra437 Illinois Bell kabra437@athenanet.com Springfield (voice) 217-753-7965
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!pallas!kabra437 From: kabra437@pallas.athenanet.com (Ken Abrams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Norton Utilities 5.0 won't low-level-format my disk Message-ID: <419@pallas.athenanet.com> Date: 27 Sep 90 21:33:01 GMT References: <120997@linus.mitre.org> <15160009@hpspcoi.HP.COM> Reply-To: kabra437@pallas.UUCP (Ken Abrams) Organization: Athenanet, Inc., Springfield, Illinois Lines: 23