Re: Backup of MBF (was Hard disk problems)

[Dean <destruss@rconnect.com>]

I'm not an expert but it was my understanding a low-level format was
only done at the
factory as it required special equipment, and that a new hard drive was
less 
expensive. Also I thought LILO had a backup utility for the MBR. Dean
> > Low-level format is *not* needed any more -- that is, as long as your hard
> > drive isn't fubared (as in fscked up beyond all recognition). It may not be
> > called a low-level format, either. I have a couple of Maxtor drives and
> > there is a Maxtor utility for them which will do the low-level format. In
> > the utility itself the operation is called a "Write test", but the docs
> > explain what it is. Basically, this will re-write the MBR and all the
> > sectors and "restore the drive to the condition in which it was shipped". I
> > had to use it once when I managed to screw up my MBR and it's backup as
> > well. Thankfully, this happened when I was installing a drive so there was
> > no data on it.
> >
> Do you know a generic way to use the backup copy of the MBR, because I
> once accidently hosed my MBR and had to reinstall.
> 
> Thanks,
> Pete.
> 
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