[G4] Drive Setup vs Disk Utility

[David Crandon]

In OSX's Disk Utility, you do have the option to do "zero all data".

David Crandon


On Tuesday, August 26, 2003, at 08:41  AM, Dale Hoffman wrote:

> I've noticed that OSX Utilities no longer include Drive Setup which 
> allowed low level formatting and extensive surface testing. Instead we 
> have Disk Utility which performs quick erases only. I've previously 
> gotten around that by booting into OS9 and launching Drive Setup from 
> there to put new primary and secondary drives through a peace-of-mind 
> shake down.
>
> Now that the new Macs will not boot into OS9 I wonder if there is a 
> utility of choice that will do extensive testing of the drive surface?
>
> Is there a reason why Apple took these options away from us?
>
> DaleH
>
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