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    Can`t format ?

    My home computer has crashed - low memory won`t allow it to start up and files are missing, i tried to format but it won`t allow because drive`s are compressed, i`ve tried every option available but still cannot format ??

    What next ?

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    FDISK
    Understeer is when you hit a wall with the front of your car
    Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the back of your car
    Horsepower is how fast your car hits the wall
    Torque is how far your car sends the wall across the field once you've hit it

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    I've seen this drive compression message problem before - anyone ahve any idea's what's happened here?

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    I`ve tried FDISK, it gave me different options, tried them all but still nothing ?

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    Use FDISK to delete the partition(s) & start again.
    Understeer is when you hit a wall with the front of your car
    Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the back of your car
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    Yes, use FDisk to delete all partitions. If you have extended partitions you need to delete the logical drives first.

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    Thanks for the replies but i went to my local computer shop today and they did the job for a tenner !

    cheers..

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    Bet they just low formated it.
    Ferret

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    They connected it to another computer then wiped everything took about 20 mins.

    OK for a tenner !

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    ive got a problem like this but when i go to fdisk it says no fixed disks are present wot do i do and all the jumbers are set rith as ive had it working b4

    wot types of methods can i try





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