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Date:      Sat, 27 Oct 2001 13:59:34 -0500
From:      jacks@sage-american.com
To:        Rob Zietlow <Zietlow@berbee.com>, Questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Lowlevel format
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.20011027135934.00fa6e38@mail.sage-american.com>
In-Reply-To: <200110271845.f9RIjRu22977@berbee.com>

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On most BIOS, there is an existing utility in the setup that can be
accessed during bootup by pressing the key(s) indicated....

At 01:45 PM 10.27.2001 -0500, Rob Zietlow wrote:
>Anyone familar with a utility that will perform a low level format on a hard 
>disk before an install?  I believe that I am having issues with my hard disk 
>and I would like to give this a try. 5 times I have installed and gotten 5 
>different sefaults when I try to run make buildworld, but install make 
>buildworld works fine on another spare computer around the house, so I am 
>pretty sure it isn't anything with cvsup.    
>
>I did a search on google and only found things for making low level 
>formatting a floppy disk, or utilities to make a disk in windows.   Any help 
>would be appreciated.
>
>Rob
>
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Best regards,
Jack L. Stone,
Server Admin

Sage-American
http://www.sage-american.com
jacks@sage-american.com

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