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non-destructive
ranges
somehow
overlap,
then
the
overlapped
area
is
considered
non-destructive.
For
example,
if
users
specify
both
destructive
and
non-destructive
ranges
as
the
same,
then
the
entire
drive
is
tested
as
non-destructive.
Quick
and
Full
erase
-
hard
drive
The
Diagnostics
program
offers
two
hard
drive
format
utilities:
v
Quick
Erase
Hard
Drive
v
Full
Erase
Hard
Drive
The
Quick
Erase
Hard
Drive
provides
a
DOS
utility
that
performs
the
following
steps.
v
Destroys
the
Master
Boot
Record
(MBR)
on
the
hard
drive.
v
Destroys
all
copies
of
the
FAT
Table
on
all
partitions
(both
the
master
and
backup).
v
Destroys
the
partition
table.
v
Provides
messages
that
warn
the
user
that
this
is
a
non-recoverable
process.
Chapter
4.
Diagnostics
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