low level format

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  1. mrcapdown

    mrcapdown Regular member

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    hello there i want to low level format my drive i have a 160GB seagate sata drive i know this will write just 0's on the the disk but once its done formatting can i just reinstall windows on it or is there some sort of program i need to load on the disk first

    [bold]THANX[/bold]
    P.S OH and how long will this take
     
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    mrcapdown, Oct 14, 2006
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    you CAN just load windows and no you dont need another program

    P.S. how do you get rid of a second os on the same hdd?
     
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    u could partition that part of the hard drive using partition magic then format it then rejoin it back

    thanx forthe reply how long would u think this low level format take on my 160 gb
     
    mrcapdown, Oct 14, 2006
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  4. jorahan

    jorahan Guest

    The Format itself? Not long, The re-partitioning 2-3 hrs, installing windows Xp 1hr tops.
     
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