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10.3: Write random data during disk formatting
Authored by: steverea on Dec 18, '03 01:12:14PM

How long should it take?

I tried it on a Dual 2.0 G5, with a 160 GB SATA drive. Left it running from Friday to Monday, and still hadn't finished.



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10.3: Write random data during disk formatting
Authored by: fwd on Apr 07, '04 09:20:43PM

Okay I'm Trying this 8way rewrite.

32 hours later... 40GB ibook G4 internal drive.
spinning beachball. creating partioning map...

tbc



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