Civileme said a low-level format might do more harm than good if it was a
potentially bad drive. However, this is the best way to return the drive to
factory status. If it's a good drive, it does much good and is quite often the
only way to restore a drive.
If a person formats using fat or ntfs or ext2 over and over again, eventually
your drive will come up as being non-existent. I've done this several times and
the only way to restore it is doing a low-level format. Sometimes, as well, a
Linux distro will not recognize a FAT partition if it is slightly corrupt or
vice versa and the only way I have found to do get rid of it is to do a
low-level format.
I have found that doing a low-level format always ensures that the operating
system will operate smoothly. I have never had it damage anything.
I am only talking from experience, but I am quite certain that's the best education.
It's a public list, there's no butting in involved.
jim
Quoting "Adams, Jamie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Sorry to butt in here... are we all sure about this low-level format
> thing? im sure i heard civileme say that it can do more damage than good
> in certain circumstances.
>
> If you are going to stick with Linux and get rid of Windows im sure that
> the standard format in the Mandrake install process will do the job just
> fine.
>
> Just a thought, correct me if im wrong..
> -- Jamie
>
> >----------
> >From: James S Bear[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: 01 August 2001 02:46
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [newbie] win95 gone
> >
> >If you've already got linux installed, and windows is in the mnt
> directory,
> >right-click on it and say 'delete'(you might have to click it, too). If
> >linux
> >isn't installed, I'd do a low-level format and get everything off and then
> >install linux.
> >
> >If linux is installed and windows isn't in the mnt directory, use
> linuxconf
> >to
> >access a local drive and find it--and delete it.
> >
> >If windows is a boot option, you can go into Mandrake Control Center(if
> it's
> >mandrake) and then pick boot--once you are in your boot options, click
> >advanced.
> > Here, you will see windows. click it, modify it, and remove it.
> >
> >That's how I'd do it, but I'm pretty new at this.
> >Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> >
> >> I re-installed my computer and decided that I didn't want win95 any more.
> I
> >> was wondering how can I make sure windows is totally gone?
> >> Any idea's would be helpful.
> >>
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