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  1. August 3rd, 2001, 03:21 PM #1
    handyman42
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    hi there, is it ok, to format my hard drive, using the utility, in the set-up mode,this is the process i use, the other day.
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    If your disk is not partitioned then you will not be able to format it.
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    The Format option present in some BIOS Setups is a low-level format similar to that used to initialise drives after they were manufactured. It is not the same as Format from a boot floppy etc. It is normally only used if there is a problem with the drive or something like a REALLY heavy boot sector virus. It will have taken a very long time, right?

    As Eagle said, after a LLF, you will have to use FDISK to partition the drive with an active primary partition, and format it with the Format program on a boot disk.
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