----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul J. Traynor" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 7:56 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] performing low level formats


> Hi,
>
> Could someone answer the following questions please.
>
> 1.  what is the purpose of a low level format?
The low level format prepares a the disk for a type of disk controller and
sets up the sector postions (interleaving) on the disk.


>
> 2.  In what situations is such a technique required?.
The manufactor has already formated the drive for you. Only in exeremely
rare circumstances such that the drive had to be rebuilt.
>
> 3.  If special software is needed are there any freeware or shareware
> utilities to be found on the net?.

The Hard Drive manufactor has software availible specificaly for each model
of HD. Use only this software if you must do a LLF.

-Patrick Black

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