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The three levels of formatting are:
1. Low-level formatting - This is where the sectors and tracks are physically recorded onto the disk. PC builders once had to do this step, but now, nearly all hard drives come low-level formatted. In addition, you won't be allowed to do this, and if you are, the drive will never work again. The drives do not contain the necessary hardware for a successful low-level format. In most cases, if you try to send the low-level format commands, they will be intercepted and just the data areas will be wiped (high-level format), not the control (or "servo") areas nor the boundaries. The main exception here is floppy disks, and they are physically formatted each time they are formatted unless a "quick format" (high level only) is done.
2. Partitioning - This makes the drive recognizable by an operating system and determines how much of the drive will be used for various purposes. For instance, you could have Windows on a partition and Linux on another. But even if you use the entire drive for one thing, you still have to have a partition table with at least one partition.
3. High-level, or "logical" formatting - This simply wipes or at least verifies the data areas and adds the necessary file system structures (FAT, NTFS, Reiser, etc) in an empty state.
A note about "low-level" commands found in the BIOS utility - This only rubs out all the data areas and destroys any partition table and filesystem. It does not actually do a low-level format of the drive (assuming PATA or SATA drives). It only returns the drive back to a condition similar to when it was purchased (with whatever wear it currently has) in that there is no partition table, filesystem, or user data. The low-level formatting is not touched.
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Who is responsible for formatting the computer?
The owner of the computer.
What do formatting marks look like for computer?
what do formatting marks look like fir you are going to formatting a tab
Will formatting your computer effect your RAM?
No.
Does formatting delete the OS?
Yes, formatting a computer hard drive will delete the operating system.
How do you get photos off your SD card when you are getting a formatting error on your camera?
Try formatting it on your computer.
What is the definition of formatting?
the definition for formatting is: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
What is meant by Formatting computer?
Formatting - removes all the existing information from the computer's hard-drive. Think of it as the electronic equivalent of using an eraser to rub-out all the writing on a piece of paper.
What does resetting computer to factory settings do?
What this does is that it resets windows to default. Just like formatting your computer.
Why you can not use the whole memory of CD ROM or hardware?
When you put a CD into a computer, you must format it. When formatting is done on your CD, you will notice it has less memory on it then what it is supposed to have. This is because the computer puts "formatting files" on the CD. These formatting files are essential to using a CD with your computer. They tell the computer where on the CD to put your files, which helps keep them from getting corrupted (not working/usable).
Describe the steps used in formatting a computer diskette?
its a molecular herpitoligist
How so you write Sanskrit on your laptop?
just by formatting the computer with the language
How to format a computer RAM?
It's self-formatting. Install it and go.
