low level format

BudBud Chesterfield, Va
edited December 2003 in Hardware
i want to do a low level format on my hard drive. anyone know of a good program online that i can get to completly wipe my drive?

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  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited December 2003
    What company manufactured your HDD? There should be software available at their site which can do just that.
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited December 2003
    its a maxtor 80 gb
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Ok, do not get Max-Blast of latest kind, that AFAIK has had the low-leveler removed. Typically the low-level these days is easiest accessed through a tech support call with an FTP link, whihc they can email you. Then you get what you need for your drive. Note, this can TAKE HOURS, I just did a WD 60 GB and it took 6.2 hours on my Barton box, including validation scan afterwards.

    John.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Ageek had this to say
    Ok, do not get Max-Blast of latest kind, that AFAIK has had the low-leveler removed.

    Um, no it hasn't.
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited December 2003
    k guys i downloaded maxblast 3 and am writing the drive to zero's. is that the best wipe i can do.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Just wondering, but why do you want to low level format?

    None of the drives made recently (basically anything over 6GB) will actually low-level format anyway, the only thing you can do is Write-Zeros and thats pretty much it.

    NS
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited December 2003
    one of miles files got corrupted in xp and it said there was a error when it tried to reformat when i tried to install. so im trying to low level ofrmat ive install os's like crazy on this drive though. i practice alot of stuff on it cause im in school and always am dicking it u
    p.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2003
    You can use any version of diskedit to write zero's to the first couple-a-dozen sectors. Wipes out FAT, partitions, etc.

    Takes 2 minutes. Clean as a whistle.
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