hi, low level format was doable on pentium 1 and previous machines,but these days hdd is much cheaper than old times, i would buy a new one if i were you... slow xp means insufficient disk space rather than slow hdd.
On Jul 28, 6:27 pm, Ceresia <[email protected]> wrote: > doing a low level format would most likely not fix the issue, when > hard drives get bad sectors or go into PIO mode then it would be best > practice to replace the drive. > > Typically only Manufacturers have access to low level formatting tools. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en.
