Low level formatting
Hi All,
Rebuilding a really cheap PC for a friend (Pavillion a220a), and the hdd (Samsung) seemed on the noisy side. I ran the SHDIAG tool, which failed due to errors, and recommended a low level format. It got to 100% and then seemed to freeze.
Is it worth carrying on with this drive, or are Spinpoints of that era a bit dodgy?
I'm tempted to re-install XP with a full NTFS format first and see what happens.
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Got a natural pearl in my calloused hand
...Saved for the girl who could really understand
......What it takes to see
.........The gold from the alchemy
Re: Low level formatting
Samsung Spinpoints are dodgy at the best of times.
Even if you were able to complete a low level format, the problem would come back to haunt you later. Time for a new HDD.
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Re: Low level formatting
Cheers Wratt - had a funny feeling you were gonna say that!
Is Mot still above water this morning??
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Got a natural pearl in my calloused hand
...Saved for the girl who could really understand
......What it takes to see
.........The gold from the alchemy
Re: Low level formatting
No worries.
Seriously, you wouldn't know anything had happened. Mot was as per normal lat night and this morning. It's amazing that some of the strongest wind in the country was recorded at nelson airport, Mot was barely affected.
Check out this video. Rather Amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtCzlZogjZQ
http://stuff.co.nz/4637457a11.html
My old man works just across the road from where that tree fell down.
Last edited by wratterus; 31-07-2008 at 11:45 AM.
Microsoft: "You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips."
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