At 05:23 PM 1/21/1999 Mike Bridges wrote: > >. . . > The problem is when I try to format the drive with the format c:/s >command I get a message saying "Insufficient memory to load system >files.Format terminated." Some members of the list seemed to think >this was a virus.I have run updated McAfee and Norton ant virus >programs on this machine and found nothing. . . . . Mike: Assuming this is an IDE hard drive. . . If this is a wipe and clean mission and won't be saving anything anywhere on the drive, I suggest you do a low level format ("LLF"). That would "refresh" the low level formatting of the drive itself. You need special LLF software specifically designed for this hard drive. Go to the maker's web site for the LLF software. You could also merely write zeroes to drive. Western Digital LLF software only does this. This is "safer" in that the actual LLF on the disk is not changed. IBM has a generic "write zeroes to drive" software called WIPE. Check the IBM FTP site. You can also merely remove the partition with FDISK, or use debug (the script was posted here a while back), or IBM's ZAP software. For SCSI HDDs. . . SCSI controllers have their own built in utilities which may allow you to LLF the drive. In all cases, be very CAREFUL with low level formatting. You can ruin the drive if it is not done properly. If you have any doubts, do NOT do a LLF. HTH. John Chin Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html