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Re: Oops! Low-level formatted my IDE drive...
« on: October 26, 2006, 01:15:43 AM »
Newer IDE drives cannot _really_ be low-level formatted.  Their software won't let you overwrite track 0, which is where the translation software, bad track map, etc. is stored.
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Re: Oops! Low-level formatted my IDE drive...
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2006, 01:25:59 AM »
Which by definition, isn't a low-level format, as you're still stuck in translation mode.  They just call it a low-level format.

Technically only the manufacturers could perform one these days, unless you have access to ZBR handling hardware.
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