Kroll Ontrack Disk Manager

Howdy Everyone,

I service computers for a living and need some help.

Using the Windows XP installation disk to format a hard drive takes too darn long. Also, I'm not sure when to use full format or quick format.

Using the Disk Manager Program CD packed with a new Hard Drive (Maxtor, Western Digital, Seagate, etc) only takes a few seconds to format and parbreastion the drive. I currently do not have the disk manager software for Hitachi (IBM), Fujitsu, or others.

When I get a computer in for service and want to format the drive quick, without knowing the brand of HD, I have to try each disk to find which one will work with the particular brand of drive or open the computer and sometimes remove the drive.

I did some research and found that most Disk Manager Software is made by a company called Kroll. Their hard drive software is called Ontract DiskManager and the current version is 5. They want $60 to $70 for this software which is a little too much for me.

I haven't found any for sale on eBay or other sources (wink).

Any suggestions where I can get this or maybe another brand of disk manager software ?

Thanks in Advance, Glenn