Formatting A Disk Device - Power Computing PowerCenter PRO User Manual

6. Click OK to return to the Selector window.
The device's entire capacity has been partitioned into volumes of the
maximum possible size.
Different versions of the Mac OS support different maximum volume sizes. For more
NOTE
information, refer to Maximum volume sizes in the online manual.
If you are unable to Format or Auto Initialize a device, it may be because the Hard Disk
ToolKit•PE application does not have enough RAM to work with. To free up more RAM,
quit HDT•PE and all other applications, then relaunch HDT•PE only, or restart your
computer with all extensions turned off (hold down the Shift key during startup).

Formatting a Disk Device

Hard Disk ToolKit•Personal Edition's Format command will overwrite all previously
! existing data on the drive. Back up any valuable data on the drive before performing a
Format operation.
Formatting prepares a disk device for use. Most disk devices have already
been formatted at the factory. If your disk device has not been formatted
with HDT•PE, you are probably not getting the best possible perfor-
mance.
The Device Data file, which resides in the same folder as the Hard Disk
ToolKit•PE application, contains detailed information on the optimal
parameters for hundreds of different disk devices. The HDT•PE applica-
tion automatically references the Device Data file during the format pro-
cess to ensure that your disk device is configured for peak performance.
If HDT•PE does not directly support the selected drive, it will use a generic mode to adjust
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all parameters of the drive to safe settings. See the Supported Devices file in the Hard Disk
ToolKit•PE folder to see if your particular device is supported.
Formatting: Quick vs. Low Level
A Quick Format is a fast, convenient way to optimize your hard disk
without performing a time-consuming Low Level Format. Hard Disk
ToolKit•PE's Quick Format limits the format process to the first 2,000
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A message box appears that says the Auto Initialize completed suc-
cessfully.
Hard Disk ToolKit• Personal Edition Reference Guide