Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!beatyr From: beatyr@pur-ee.UUCP (Robert Beaty) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: FORMAT Question Message-ID: <4973@pur-ee.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Nov-86 09:24:20 EST Article-I.D.: pur-ee.4973 Posted: Wed Nov 26 09:24:20 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Nov-86 23:09:43 EST Reply-To: beatyr@pur-ee.UUCP (Robert Beaty) Organization: Electrical Engineering Department , Purdue University Lines: 16 Keywords: FORMAT bad sector lock-out <<<<<>>>>> I hate to ask what seems like a trivial question, but I am looking through 'The AmigaDOS Manual' and I cannot find the answer. Question: During a FORMAT does the computer check the disk for bad sectors and lock them out of the 'available sector' table? Data on either 1.1 or 1.2 would be helpful. Thanks for the help, Bob ---------- ... ihnp4!pur-ee!beatyr <- usenet ... beatyr@ed.ecn.purdue.edu <- arpa-net ... beatyr@pur-ee.UUCP <- UUCP ----------