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Low level formatting query

Gordo84 · 2003-12-08 20:39:48

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.

08-12-2003 8:39pm

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Gordo84

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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 08-12-2003 8:59pm

Eurorunner

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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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#3 09-12-2003 5:17pm

Cake Fiend

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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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#4 09-12-2003 5:59pm

zAbbo

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

from symantec i think

google em

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#5 09-12-2003 7:42pm

Gordo84

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

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#6 09-12-2003 9:17pm

nadir

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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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