From: Ken D'Ambrosio (kend_at_summa4.com)
Date: Sat Sep 26 1998 - 23:54:27 EDT
> 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
Nope -- what you've heard about was the infamous "don't low level format
an IDE drive" thing. And, yes, it used to be true. The problem was that
the way physical hard drive errors were compensated for varied from vendor
to vendor, and it could cause grief if you used a "generic" low-level
format. I don't quite recall all the details (as the last article I read
on this was something like four+ years ago), but that's been all fixed up
now -- they either conform to a given standard, or the folks at variance
are known, and compensated for. So, aside from the fact that your data is
entirely irretrievable, no, you haven't caused any damage. ;-)
Ken D'Ambrosio
Sr. SysAdmin,
Summa Four, Inc.
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