Re: Oops, low level formatted IDE Hard-drive

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From: francis
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 00:00

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pgrooby@trimble.co.nz (Pete Grooby) writes:

>I thought doing a low level format on an IDE drive completely stuffed it.

NO, modern IDE drives can't be low-level formatted via the system BIOS.
[...]
>I would agree with your reformat advice for a 'normal' format but if its a low 
>level one I would say it is stuffed.
>
>Here's hoping I am wrong.

generally speaking, you are.
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From: fgm@unixg.ubc.ca  (francis)
Subject: Re: Oops, low level formatted IDE Hard-drive
Date: 1996/03/18
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