gwoho@nntp-server.caltech.edu (g liu) (02/21/91)
here is a fun experiment to try at home. 1. llformat your ide drive. 2. check to see if the information on the drive is still there. when i do this with the ami bios diags thing in my computer or any of the programs i find in simtel/wustl or on bbss, the info is still there. only the first few sectors are wiped out. i have yet to find a program claiming to llformats my drive that removes any information past the first few sectors. i have tried perhaps a dozen different programs. many programs pretend to lowlevel ide drives. probably this is a major cause of confusion. gwoho liu.