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Old 06-13-2005, 04:16 PM   #1
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Zero Fill External HD?

is there a utility for zero-filling an external hard drive from within windows? i don't know how you would do it using the dos-based low-level formatting utilities

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Old 06-13-2005, 04:25 PM   #2
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i would first try the website of the manufacturer to see if you can download their diagnostic software.

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Old 06-14-2005, 02:11 AM   #3
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Nope, you are gonna have to pull it out of the case and slave it into a computer.
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alright, thats what i was afraid of. thanks

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