Previously, low-level formatting meant a completely different process.
At the same time, data from the device surface is erased and replaced with zeros using special software. However, it is necessary to immediately make a reservation: when they talk about formatting at a low level of access, they mean the “new” technological process of “resetting” the hard drive. Low-level formatting of the hard disk drive (HDD) is applicable to transfer interfaces, including SATA, as well as IDEs, which operate at a low level of access.
