Fostex VF80EX - Manual (Page 20)

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About the hard disk storage device (VF80EX)
“Standard”
“Erase”
“Quick”
or
Flashing
About the hard disk storage device
The VF80EX is complete with a 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disk (storage device) which is formatted in the
Master 8 mode. Therefore, there is no need to newly assemble a hard disk or to format the hard disk.
Reformatting the hard disk
This section describes how to reformat the hard disk.
The VF80EX adopts a
“FDMS-3 (Fostex Disk
Management System-3) ” format which is a Fostex
exclusive format. 24 additional tracks can be used in
addition to recording and playing 8-tracks of
uncompressed 44.1kHz/16 bit high quality sound.
<Precaution>
Note that, when you reformat your hard disk, you will
erase all data saved or recorded on the hard disk, as well
as all the settings made. Reformatting your hard disk
restore the VF80EX back to the default setting.
Always make a point to check that there is no data that
you need remaining on the hard disk prior to
reformatting.
Turn ON the VF80EX.
Press the [SETUP] key.
The system will go to the SETUP mode.
The select display of the SETUP menu appears. (The
highlight indicates the menu that is currently selected.)
Turn the [JOG] dial to highlight the “Disk Format” menu
title, press the [ENTER/YES] key.
“IDE” indicates the current drive.
Press the [ENTER/YES] key while “IDE” is flashed.
The menu to select the format type appears.
The display will appear as follows, according to the
previous format type.
“****” represents the name of the
drive.
The hard disk formatted in the “Standard” type upon
newly formatting the hard disk will show “Standard” and
“Erase” . The hard disk formatted in the “Quick” type
upon newly formatting the hard disk will show
“Standard” and “Quick” . The user can select one.
Flashing
Flashing
The hard disk is formatted with the access time
of the unit sectors, while judging whether the
sectors are good or bad. The formatting time
tends to be longer with this type, however, the
reliability is better.
Therefore, it is recommended that this default
format type is selected under normal
conditions.
This choice is only available when a hard disk
previously formatted in the “Standard” type is
being reformatted. With this format, the
“Standard” type is maintained, while all data on
the hard disk are erased. The formatting time is
shorter than the time required to format a
“Standard” type.
This is a quick formatting procedure in which all
hard disk sectors are considered to be good
sectors. The formatting time is fast, however, the
procedure cannot discover bad sectors.
Therefore, it is recommended that this format type
is only used when formatting a new hard disk that
Fostex has already confirmed to operate
normally.
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