Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 20:59:44 +0100 From: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net> To: "Dmitry Ternovoy" <dima@jazz.leasat.net>, <questions@freebsd.org>, "Jud" <judmarc@fastmail.fm> Subject: Re: Hard Drive Low Level Format (was No Subject) Message-ID: <200212231959.GBNJXQM77344@asarian-host.net> References: <200212231750.gBNHo6Er001270@jazz.leasat.net> <oprhviqvol0cf2rk@fastmail.fm>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jud" <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: "Dmitry Ternovoy" <dima@jazz.leasat.net>; <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 8:50 PM Subject: Re: Hard Drive Low Level Format (was No Subject) > On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 19:50:06 +0200 (EET), Dmitry Ternovoy > <dima@jazz.leasat.net> wrote: > > > it is IDE. As it all the same to make? (Disk low level format or other > > format) > > Jerry McAllister is right: You want to back up your critical data > *now*. OK, who is the manufacturer? The reason I ask is to find > the manufacturer's diagnostic and low level formatting utilities on the > Web - or you can do this yourself. I am no hard disk guru, but last thing I remember is that a low-level format on an IDE disk is a sure way to hose your entire disk. I'd say, strip all pertinent data off of it, and get yourself a new hard disk. Better for you, better for your data. :) - Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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