Low Level Format or Zero Fill the hard disk drive

Low Level Format also called as Zero Fill is a method to completely wipe or erase the entire hard disk drive. Zero filling the hard disk drive will get rid of problems related to partitions errors such as problem reading data from sectors and tracks, wiping off confidential data for security and privacy reason, boot sector viruses. Scan and replace bad sectors. When you format the hard disk during windows installation, the operating system fills zeros only to the sectors where the operating system related files are copied. In order to perform zero filling the complete hard disk drive you have to download the low level formatting tool from particular hard disk vendor’s website. DOS based low level formatting tools are always recommended. In older computers, most of the BIOS were integrated with option called “ Low Level Format ” to completely destroy the data and repair hard disk related issues.

After Low level format or zero fill, if your hard disk drive is not working properly or still has any mechanical problem, then try zero filling the hard disk drive using third party software if not replace the hard disk drive.

Always remember to take backup before zero filling the hard disk drive and never zero fill unless there is very good reason to do so.

Seagate HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Tool

Click here  to download Zero Fill tool for Seagate hard disk drive. Same tool can also be applied for Maxtor Hard Disk Drive.

Western Digital HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Tool

Click here to download the tool by selecting specific hard disk drive model.

Samsung HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Tool

Click here  to download the tool.

Hitachi HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Tool

Click here  to download the tool.

Free Zero Fill Tool

This is a free utility which supported Maxtor, Hitachi, Seagate, Samsung, Toshiba, Fujitsu, IBM, Quantum, Western Digital.

Click here to download the tool.