[ale] low level format

[Jim Lynch]

On 06/26/2012 05:29 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:
> I haven't done a low level format since the days when I ran only SCSI.
> Can I do a low level format on SATA Drives? I am trying to see if a
> drive is really toast, or can be save. I am running Linux on the host
> that it is on.
>
It's definitely not the same as what you used to do.  Here's a pretty 
good discussion relating to the issue:

http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/203931en

Jim.