> >>If apple knows all this, why is drive setup >>(capable of LLF) still included with new Macs, even though they all use ATA >>drives? > >They don't. That's my point. My OS 9.x will NOT allow an LLF of an >IDE hard drive. Nor would my 8.6. I don't know why this is >happening in your setup (yes, I saw the video and believe it's doing >what you say it is), but I'd say it's a fluke. > Warning: You should never attempt to do a low-level format on an IDE/ATA or SCSI hard disk. Do not try to use BIOS-based low-level formatting tools on these newer drives. It's unlikely that you will damage anything if you try to do this (since the drive controller is programmed to ignore any such LLF attempts), but at best you will be wasting your time. A modern disk can usually be restored to "like-new" condition by using a zero-fill utility.
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