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mrcapdown
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_ 		14. October 2006 @ 16:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hello there i want to low level format my drive i have a 160GB seagate sata drive i know this will write just 0's on the the disk but once its done formatting can i just reinstall windows on it or is there some sort of program i need to load on the disk first

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P.S OH and how long will this take
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juno_567
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_ 		14. October 2006 @ 18:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you CAN just load windows and no you dont need another program

P.S. how do you get rid of a second os on the same hdd?
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mrcapdown
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_ 		14. October 2006 @ 23:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
u could partition that part of the hard drive using partition magic then format it then rejoin it back

thanx forthe reply how long would u think this low level format take on my 160 gb
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_ 		15. October 2006 @ 06:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The Format itself? Not long, The re-partitioning 2-3 hrs, installing windows Xp 1hr tops.
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