Hawk 2 (Wide bus) Family Install Guide, Rev. C 9
•Low-level formatting: After the drive has been properly configured for the system, it does not need to be low-level formatted, as this has been done by the factory and does not require this step during installation. (The low-level format writes the sector boundaries and track information to the drive). Defect management information is read from the drive by the host system when required in the installation proce- dure. If an installed drive is low-level formatted, all user data stored on the drive will be lost.
Note. Seagate Technology assumes no liability for lost user data.
•Partitioning and high level formatting:A drive can be sub-divided into "partitions" which behave as individual drives within the system. See your system documentation. Present day drive installation pro- grams have menus that lead you through these installation procedures.
