what is the command for knowing if there are clusters in hardisk while formating and installing?

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what is the command for knowing if there are clusters in hardisk while formating and installing?

2006-11-28 00:26:47 · 2 answers · asked by karthik r 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware

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all hdd are divided in clusters, then sectors, obviously you don't have a clue about it.

visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdd

2006-11-28 00:29:01 · answer #1 · answered by Splishy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Nice answer 20dub, shows some class... anyway you can for dos to retest bad sectors while formatting by adding the switch /c after the format command...

ex. format c: /c

2006-11-28 08:35:41 · answer #2 · answered by Fremen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋