Subject: Re: Zip Plus & Apple IIGS
From: Pim Blokland <pDOTblokland@spcgroup.nl>
Date: Fri, Jun 26, 1998 1100) EDT
Message-id: <3593B79E.2EF0@spcgroup.nl>

Rubywand wrote:
 
[snip]
>      Zip disks come formatted; so, unless they get messed up some how,
> you just need to do a Partition via the RamFAST utilities (i.e.
> ramfast.system) to use a disk. The RamFAST utilities can do a low-level
> Format, too. It works fine.

I'm not sure, but I think I remember reading somewhere that low-level
formatting a ZIP disk destroys some information on it that the drive
needs, thus increasing the chances of a click-of-death. So stick with
partitioning.
-- 
Pim Blokland
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