NERVEleaf Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 hi everyone here, i am having some serious problem here and need to launch a low level format on my hard disk asap. But i never try this thing before, so i need some advices here. i read about low level format from many website ,but still feeling blur , If possible can some one who are using maxtor 2f040l0 , please list me the step , thank you for reading my question :) :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunky Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 http://www.killdisk.com/ Use that, it's really easy, just need to make a bootable floppy disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamz Veteran Posted December 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 12, 2004 1. what's the problem? if it's physical, formats won't help. 2. you can't do low level formats (unless it's a really old mfm drive). read this: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...hl=level+format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERVEleaf Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 :D thank you , but still have some question . I though that lauching a low level format must using the programme given from your HDD brand's website? and after download the ''things'' u recomanded to me , what is the next step?and the next next step? sorry , :blush: nood in HDD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkyoshi Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Well why don't use Maxtor's own MaxBlast tools program? It's able to do a low level format there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 welcome to Neowin (Y) and dreamz is correct too :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERVEleaf Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 nope, not physical problem, but my pc starting slow down in everything, after 'n'times of reinstall the whole pc ,including logon screen, open a start menu ,etc...... i heard that people said low level format can sorve the problem....... edit: thank you for welcome me :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresno Bob Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 You can't low level format your drive unless you have a pal @ maxtor who will do it for you. so use this it will zero the drive to like new ---> http://dban.sourceforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresiststance2003 Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Some "low-level" formatters out there today will mark off the bad sectors as they go, so I suppose in some way it would help with physical problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERVEleaf Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 by the way ,is there any way to find out those bad sector inside my pc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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