Hard drive how low-level format

HDD Low-level format Many friends are unfamiliar, in fact, each hard drive before the factory will be a low price format, and we buy the hard disk loading system, the hard disk partition format is advanced format. The average user rarely uses a low-level formatted hard drive unless it encounters a hard drive subject to external strong magnets, the effect of strong magnetic field, or because of long-term use, the hard disk on the disc from the low-level format of the section format of the magnetic record part of the loss, resulting in a large number of "bad sector", can be a low-level format to redefine the "sector", This repair is done in the absence of physical damage.

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Then the hard drive how low-level format? Generally in the computer system is unable to complete low-level format, need to use PE tools or U disk startup tools. In addition, low-level formatting can result in all the data loss of the hard disk, so make sure to back up important data to other disk or U disk before you lower the hard disk format.

1, because the hard drive low-level format can not be completed in the Windows system, you must use a DOS tool or a U disk to start the built-in tools to complete. In this paper, U-Speed USB disk to start the built-in Diskgenius partition tool as an example, teach you how to low-level format the hard disk.

If the U disk has not been made into a USB disk, related tutorials: "U disk start how to make U-speed a key to create a U disk start graphics and text tutorial."

2, will make a good starting U disk into the need for low-level format hard disk computer, and then set the boot from the U disk to start, into the launch of the U disk interface, using the keyboard below to the key, select the sixth "run the latest version of Diskgenius partition Tool", and then press ENTER, confirm entry,

3, the next will enter the Diskgenius partition tool DOS operation interface, first input command: Lformat and then press ENTER to determine, as shown.

4, Next in the pop-up window press "Y" key to determine the start of running the Lformat tool low-level formatting features, as shown in the figure.

5, then select "Low Levels current Device" (low-level format), press ENTER, the warning box will appear, press the Y key to determine, as shown.

6, at this time the tool began to run low-level format, we wait to complete, if halfway want to quit, you can press Esc key exit, as shown.

The above is the low-level format hard disk tutorial, generally speaking, did not encounter some serious hard disk, do not recommend to the hard drive for low grid operation, because the low-level format of hard disk life will also have a bad effect.

Low-level formatting is the partitioning of blank disks into cylinders and tracks, then the track is divided into several sectors, each sector is divided into the identification part ID, gap gaps and data area, and so on, it is for the entire disk disk, and not as advanced format can be targeted at a partition.

Before we talk about how to format a disk at a lower level, let's take a look at what we might want to do with low price formatting. The hard disk is affected by the external strong magnet and strong magnetic field, or because of the long-term use of the hard disk on the disc from the low-level format of the section format of the magnetic record part of the loss, resulting in a large number of "bad sector", can be a low-level format to redefine the "sector", this repair is done without physical damage.