on 8/31/04 9:38 PM, David at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How long should a low level format of a 160 Gig hard ATA Seagate drive take? > My 6500 has been at it for 13 hours. The drive is suspect. > > Thanks, > David Just short of forever. I've been curious about the relevant factors in the speed of the low level/zero data process. I've suspected that it is a combination of processor speed and available ram, but have no basis for that suspicion. I hope that someone who is knowledgeable will go into an in depth discussion of the nuts and bolts of the process. I also suspect that doing a low level formatting of an IDE drive may be contra-indicated. -- All the Best,
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