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From: nishan@uop.edu (Nishan Sandhar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: low-level formatting
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Date: 16 Nov 90 18:24:58 GMT
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Organization: University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA [138.9.200.1]
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When installing a new hard disk, straight from the manufacturer, is it
necessary to low-level format it?

Also, the prep program on the gvp series 2 controller does the amiga-dos
format for a 40 meg partition  in about 5 seconds!  Is it perhaps using the
quick format switch or something?  Is it safe to use quick format when the
prepping software prepares the drive for the first time?   

Please e-mail replies to nishan@uop.edu, because I do not read the news very
often.  If there is a request for summary, I'll post it soon.....



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