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Subject:	Re: Trouble with FDISK
From:	Harsha Godavari <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sat, 7 Feb 1998 16:23:06 -0600
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On Sat, 7 Feb 1998, Jim Meagher wrote:
> When technology introduced the IDE type drive, this low
> level structure was pre-installed by the factory (and still is).
> Using the HDFORMAT program on an IDE drive *WILL* ruin it.
>

My Award Bios for a 486 has format routines available as one of sveral
different options availble on the CMOS setup screen. Is this an LLformat
or a DOS format. Presumably meant to be used with IDE drives ...?

Regards
Harsha Godavari ([log in to unmask])

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