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10-27-2004, 12:09 AM
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Is there some free software available that will allow me to do a low level format of a HDD, U have a cheap Samsung SV4084H hdd that has a virus on it and I can't get rid of it.
I can't find any utilities on the Samsung site Would appreciate any help you can provide.
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10-27-2004, 03:58 AM
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Mostly they were supplied by the manufacturers to tie into their specific branded drive. This normally comes as part of the diagnostic set of programs.
I have heard that people have used the IBM diagnostic set on other than IBM but I have no experience with it. |
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10-27-2004, 07:52 AM
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10-27-2004, 09:55 AM
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QDI has a universal low level format for IDE drives.
http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=114448 |
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10-27-2004, 02:23 PM
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10-27-2004, 08:25 PM
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The Freeware "Ultimate Boot CD" will do this and much more. Here is some links. Dave
http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/ http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...id,8303,00.asp |
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10-27-2004, 08:56 PM
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Yeah darik's boot and nuke is one I would recommend the most. It is here: http://dban.sourceforge.net/
It'll give you an awesome wipe. Will take a few hours. |
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10-27-2004, 09:18 PM
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Thanx guys. I used killdisk and it did the job!! thanx cricket. Oh BTW GLC you link in the other forum doesn't work anymore! Thanx anyway.
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10-28-2004, 10:32 AM
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Works fine for me - I just tried it.
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10-28-2004, 11:22 AM
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I just tried it again and it worked fine. I was getting "timed out" when I tried before.
Thanx again!!! |
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