Re: Vulcan HD Breakthru

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:02:25 -0800, David Chiu wrote:

> I am not clear on what the HDTEST does when it is told to format an IDE
> drive, but people should keep in mind that earlier IDE drives may not like
> to be "formatted;" some older drives are reduced to a paper weight that
> way. I think it is by far safer to wipe the partition tables and boot
> block.

I disagree. I have resurrected a lot of 'paperweight' drives by using Linux
FDisk utility. It is much more powerful than the Microsoft utility of the same
name. If your HD has gone south after using HDTEST use Spinrite or Linux Fdisk.

>
> "Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> wrote in message
> 3c865e6f@news.svn.net">news:3c865e6f@news.svn.net...
>
>> > Odds are you only needed to wipe the drive.  A Linux boot floppy will do
>> > that for you...
>
>> Yeah, I think you're right. The HDTEST method is probably best for most
>> people, though. Just boot DOS, run the program, select the "Format" menu,
>> and format.

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