-- And you would be correct in that thought. After a bit more research on tomshardware.com, I've found that IDE/EIDE drives made after '98, will skip past the cyl/head/boot partition map when doing a lowlevel format.
on 2/4/04 1:22 PM, David P at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > it does all that too. but IDE drives are a special case. mind you, i think > IDE drives are intelligent enough to "fool" the software into thinking it's > doing a low level format. it steps the heads and stuff just *i think* > doesn't acutally do any wrirting. > > ---------- >> From: Bill's In th' House Connelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: Lowlevel format >> Date: Wed, Feb 04, 2004, 11:09 >> > >> I was under the impression that a low-level formatting causes the drive >> to "map out" its bad sectors, so that another program won't try to use >> them ... sort of makes them invisible ... >> >> maybe just repeating what others have said ... >> >> it does remove any possibility of recovering any data from previous >> usage ... which is what some people want, as well ... >> >> Bill >> >> On Wednesday, February 4, 2004, at 04:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> >>> In a message dated 2/4/04 12:56:41 AM, >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> writes: >>> >>> << >>> if you've got an IDE drive, you can kiss goodbye to all your data. and >>> the >>> chance of >>> reusing the drive as a low level format erases EVERYTHING - including >>> the >>> drive's own special software. >>>>> >>> >>> Low level format is inhibited by those drives which cannot be low-level >>> formatted. >>> >>> Just about every SCSI drive may be low-level formatted, and some >>> EIDE/UATA >>> drives can as well. But, most EIDE/UATA drives cannot. >>> >>> Low level format doesn't change the "factory defects", but it may (and >>> should) change the "grown defects". >>> >>> Low level format doesn't change the unchangeable areas reserved for >>> drive >>> use, such as the spare cylinders and the maintenance cylinders (where >>> special >>> indicators and/or firmware is often located). >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> -- 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
