>Following this amusing thread on my 1400c, I decided to try drive setup on >my machine. The LLF option is not grayed out and I am able to check it. > >Not saying it works or doesn't hurt the drive, but the option is available. > >20gb IBM Travelstar IDE/ATA drive, Sonnet 333MHz G3 upgraded 1400c running >OS 9.1 48MB Ram.
I just tried this on my Wallstreet and 5300ce. I selected the internal hard drive, then went to "Initialization Options..." and the LLF option is definitely greyed out. I can take screenshots if you want, but that won't prove my point: the selected drive is not highlighted when the main DS window is not in front (such as happens when the Initialization Options dialog is on the screen). Wallstreet: OS 9.2.2, IBM TravelStar 40GXN 5300ce: OS 8.6, Stock (Toshiba?) 1.1GB HD HOWEVER, if you open Drive Setup and select "Initialization Options..." without FIRST selecting a hard disk to format, you will be able to check LLF. Still, when you go to format your IDE HD, it will not be low level formatted. If you don't believe me that Drive Setup greys out the LLF option when an IDE drive is selected, then believe Apple: >ATA (IDE) drives internalize tracking and sparing of bad blocks. >Drive Setup and ATA drivers thus have little control over this >process. Which is why the low-level format option is dimmed when >initializing an ATA (IDE) hard drive. (From: <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=24764>, "Drive Setup: Checking for bad blocks") Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> Want to know if your neighbor has Wi-Fi? Find out with ClassicStumbler! <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/classicstumbler/> -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
