Power Computing PowerCenter PRO User Manual page 176

To format a device:
Back up all valuable data before proceeding! Formatting will write over the contents of the
! entire disk.
1. In the Selector window, select the device to be formatted.
2. From the Devices menu, choose Format. The Format Device dialog
Hard Disk ToolKit•PE's Format command will overwrite all previously existing data on the
!
device. Be sure that you have backed up any valuable data on the drive before performing a
Format.
3.
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box appears (Figure 7.8).
Figure 7.8: The Format Device dialog box.
Make your desired changes to the settings:
• Format Type:
Select the type of format to perform on the selected device:
Quick or Low Level. The Quick format is the default selection
and is the appropriate choice for most formatting purposes. For
more information, see Formatting: Quick vs. Low Level on
page 144.
• Verify After Formatting:
Enable this checkbox to verify that all blocks on the disk are
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