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Hello Lionel,
Actually some one else may know more about the low level format than I
do. I might be wrong but a regular format will leave information on the
hard drive. A low level format wipes out everything. The Awards bios on
the motherboard has a low level format feature. Since I had to reformat
and I was having problems I decided to do the low level format.
THings are going ok with the computers. THe fan was one problem and
also one of the jumpers for the CPU chips was incorrect. Windows 98 even
looks and runs differently now. Since the backup didn't work I am having
to reload programs and setup charts, etc, etc.
Harley
Lionel and Gail Issen wrote:
> Harley: What exactly is a "low level format"? I have read references
> to it for at least 10 years, yet I have never found instructions or
> reasons for doing it. Lionel Issen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harley Meyer <meyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Hugh Valliant <valliant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 4:16 PM
> Subject: Re: NWAC, KEA and AMAT / fanI want to thank
> everyone for hopefully solving my computer problem. I will
> pick up a fan this afternoon and hopefully have it installed
> and back up and running again before Thursday morning. I did
> back up everything and placed it on another computer before
> I did the low level format.
> The biggest help is the gained experience. Now when
> it happens again I know to check the fan first.
>
>
> Harley
>
> Hugh Valliant wrote:
>
> > Morning Harley,
> >
> > If your cpu or power supply fan is not runing, your cpu
> > chip is overheating
> > thus causing your system to crash. I'd suggest a new fan
> > and see if that
> > helps... I've had that happen to a few clients in the past
> > and a new fan did
> > the trick...
> >
> > Also, suggest that you bring the cpu fan with you.
> > Depending on the cpu
> > chip, they are different types. If it's the power supply,
> > a good technican
> > can replace that as well. Should only take a few minutes.
> >
> > Let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
> >
> > Enjoy your posts and gif...
> >
> > t2ul8tr
> >
> > Hugh
> >
> > At 01:18 AM 11/11/1998 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Robert,
> > >I am having some computer problems. I am not sure but I
> > think my CPU chip is
> > >fried. After the low level hard drive format I still have
> > system crashes even
> > >in DOS. Let alone trying to load Windows. I peaked under
> > the hood about 3
> > >hours ago and the fan was not running. So I am going to
> > pick up a chip
> > >tomorrow.
> > >
> > >The last two hours I have spent reconfiguring my laptop
> > to connect to the
> > >internet and then placed it on the LAN so I can get
> > reconnected and at least
> > >watch the market a little. It will be a few days before I
> > can get this thing
> > >back together, so I will respond to some questions when I
> > get finished.
> > >
> > >Harley
> > >
> >
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