[G4] Initializing a new Hard drive/OSX

[Dale Hoffman]

>I just did the same thing, but I simply used the Disk Utility in OS 
>X to "erase" the HD.  It became instantly recognizable & I cloned my 
>backup drive with Carbon Copy Cloner.  I should imagine you could 
>use the same utility from the OS X CD.
>
>Sig
>

I've noticed that the Disk Utility in OSX no longer allows Low Level 
formatting.
You can write ones and zeros but no Low Level option.
Is there a reason for this?
DaleH