Formatting the disk – Epson EISA Desktop User Manual

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If you make a mistake, move the cursor block to the incorrect

track and press

to change the track data or

to delete the

track from the table. Change the track data in the same way as

you add a track.

The maximum valid cylinder number and head number

(nnnn

and nn) vary according to the capacity of the hard disk. If you

enter an invalid cylinder or head number, a reminder of the

range of values appears and the program asks you to enter the

value again.

When you finish adding all the bad tracks, press

without

typing a value. Then check the entries in the defective track

table. When you are sure the table is correct, press

The

program displays a warning about the consequences of

proceeding with formatting, as described in the next section.

Formatting the Disk

When you are ready to start formatting the disk, you see the

following warning:

WARNING!

ALL DATA WILL BE DESTROYED IN ALL

PARTITIONS OF HARD DISK, NOT JUST IN MS-DOS
PARTITION!
Do you

want to start formatting ? (Y/N)

If you are not sure you want to format the hard disk, select N. If

you are sure, select

Y

;

the program gives you one more chance

to cancel:

DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU HAVE BACKUP DISKETTE

COPIES OF ALL YOUR FILES.

Do you

want to exit and check your file

copies ? (Y/N)

Select

Y

to cancel formatting or N to continue.

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Formatting a Hard Disk

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