Seagate BARRACUDA 50 Installation Manual page 39

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Barracuda 50 Installation Guide, Rev. A
5.
Format the drive.
essary to format a drive that previously has been used to
store data unless your intention is to erase all user data.
Seagate is not responsible for lost user data.
Important information about formatting the drive
The drive has been low level formatted at the factory.
You do not need to perform another low level format on
this drive unless you decide to perform certain diagnos-
tics through the host adapter.
If you do decide to perform a low level format, do not
abort the format as this is likely to make the drive inoper-
able. A low level format will typically take less than 30
minutes.
Protect against power failure or other power interrup-
tions during the format.
Barracuda 50 disc drives are designed to operate with a
variety of operating systems. Some brief instructions are
provided below for DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Win-
dows 98, and Macintosh systems. For more detailed instruc-
tions, or if your operating system is not covered by these
instructions, please refer to your operating system or drive
utility documentation.
Caution.
Formatting a drive erases all user
data. Be sure that you understand this principle
before formatting any hard disc drive. It is not nec-
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