In NORTON, there is this program that can change the hard disk's interleave factor. It should be for low-level formatting the hard disk. The way it works is to first read the data of the entire track, then low-level format that track, and then write the original data back. It's mainly to improve the data reading and writing speed of the hard disk. Who made us use 286, 386 back then? I think it's probably not feasible for current hard disks, and it's not necessary either!
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Posted 2005-12-25 09:40 · 中国 黑龙江 伊春 联通
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Posted 2006-01-05 17:34 · 中国 北京 西城区 联通
Haven't heard of it. If there is, upload it and share together, thanks
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The author is simply absurd. Not destroying the original data is not low-level formatting at all.
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Posted 2006-01-07 15:37 · 中国 福建 三明 电信
I've been in the computer industry for so many years, but I really haven't heard that data on a hard drive that's been low-level formatted won't disappear... Inconceivable!
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Posted 2008-11-23 17:37 · 中国 广东 佛山 电信
You can do it when you are dreaming
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Posted 2008-11-23 17:40 · 中国 北京 鹏博士BGP
Low-level formatting is meant to destroy data. What you mentioned might be only formatting a part, such as the hard disk boot sector.
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Posted 2008-11-24 21:55 · 中国 北京 联通
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What an old post, it happens to be from my last obsession with DOS.
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Posted 2009-09-13 11:58 · 中国 湖北 天门 电信
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