From: Slip (jlk_at_innernet.net)
Date: Sat Sep 26 1998 - 22:48:28 EDT
Hi,
I was playing around one day and accidently found out about the built-in
low-level formatter in the BIOS. (I assumed this was what it was-all I know
is that I had no hard drive left!) Just wonderin why IBM didn't put this
into the doccumentation. Sure, it only takes on try to see what it does, but
that's a pretty bad mode of thought for letting people know what exactly
that little icon is...:-) Furthermore, does anyone know what this actually
does? I mean, is it a low level format, or a simple high-level format? I'v
been told to never do a LLF on ANY drive, or it'll never be the same as it
was beforeas far as speed. Anyone? Also like to know if there any other cool
hidden things like this 701 users know of.
Thanks, preciate it.
-Jamie
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