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Low level formatting query

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  • 08-12-2003 9:39pm
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    Gordo84
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭


    Does anybody know of a free low level formatting utility that can format any make of hard-drive. I have a laptop with a fujitsu 40gig hard-drive that has a fair few bad sectors on it but the fujitsu format utility doesn't recognize the drive for some reason.

    Any replys greatly appreciated.


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    #2
    Eurorunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Eurorunner


    scroll down for a link to some of the hd manufacturers (including fujitsu) low level format utilities when you click on this boards thread here


    hth.


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    Cake Fiend
    Registered Users Posts: 5,335 ✭✭✭Cake Fiend


    Try Maxtor's Powermax utility from http://www.maxtor.com - handy tool, I've successfully llf'd an IBM drive with it (now working perfectly).


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    zAbbo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    gdisk.exe(dos) and gdisk32.exe(windows)

    from symantec i think

    google em


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    #5
    Gordo84
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭Gordo84


    Thanks for the info. I've fixed the hard drive.


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    nadir
    Registered Users Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭nadir


    why does format X:
    not work, i never had to use any other one, but then again ive never used XP .


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