according to apple, all "low level format" did was zero all data (aka write all zeros to the disk) thus, they actually made something easier to use by naming it more appropriately. sandor On Tuesday, August 5, 2003, at 08:30 AM, Dale Hoffman wrote: >> > > 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