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To: SteveinTX who wrote (75161)4/29/2011 9:02:40 AM
From: PMS Witch1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 110653
 
Oops! Sorry. . .

I should've mentioned that FORMAT comes with a QUICK option.

Using QUICK, it takes a few seconds. A regular format takes 80 minutes on my 500G drives. However, the regular format writes to every block, so if there's a problem, it won't be overlooked.

Cheers, PW.

P.S. Don't forget to use CHKDSK /F when you're done.

P.P.S. I use HDDscan to monitor the health of my drives.

It's a free download at hddscan.com

P.P.P.S. I've used AdBlock Plus with FireFox for years.
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