What is Low Level Format?

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Eric - 04 Apr 2006 02:15 GMT

Does anyone know what Low Level Format is about? and how to perform it?
Thank you
Eric

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webster72n - 04 Apr 2006 03:53 GMT

Eric, this might give you some insight:

http://www.ameriwebs.net/groupworks/

Harry.

> Does anyone know what Low Level Format is about? and how to perform it?
> Thank you
> Erich

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webster72n - 04 Apr 2006 15:27 GMT

> Eric, this might give you some insight:
>
> http://www.ameriwebs.net/groupworks/

this should be amended to:
click on "Low Level Formatting" in the left pane
"Tips 'n' Guides".

> Harry.
>
> > Does anyone know what Low Level Format is about? and how to perform it?
> > Thank you
> > Erich

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dadiOH - 05 Apr 2006 20:23 GMT

> Does anyone know what Low Level Format is about?

Simpy put, it is writing track info for each track and a pattern of
filler bytes. Pre-PC, that process *was* formatting; now, formatting is
a hollow shell of its former self :)

> and how to perform
> it?

You don't want to do it.

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