In a message "Barbie Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>writes: << Unless one has been steadily losing information on a HD and they think it's due to writing on bad sectors rather than a virus, never ever not in this or any other lifetime low level format a HD.
IF..., the problem is bad sectors then low level format is only a Band-Aid approach as the disk medium slowly decendigrates like cancer spreading. >> Is this true? In my experience this so called "band aid" solution has been working for me for at least 4-5 years on my old Quantum Fireball ST4.3S. Maybe I'm just lucky? When I purchased this used drive many years ago it had problems. A low level format found a number of bad blocks and "fixed" them -- according to low level formatting software. And it has worked without problems since. I'm using it now in the system I'm writing this post. In addition I have used various low level formatting utilities to fix a number of problems with removable media as well, YMMV. I agree "Religious" back ups, are necessary, I do them daily; no particular religion, however. Agnostic or Atheist backups are also recommended :-). I do acknowledge the concerns of low level formatting expressed, however, my experiences (so far) has been far different. Any other "testimonials" about low level formatting? Peace -- glen (digest mode) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
