Hdd utility, Applications – JVC LST0728-001C User Manual

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Applications

This feature enables you to check the status of the hard disk, and
format (initialize), or defragment (eliminate fragmented space) it.
The [Progress indicator] shows the progress of formatting and
defragmentation.

1

Select [HDD Utility] from the main menu

● The [HDD Utility] screen appears. Specify the following

items.

HDD Utility

Item

Description

A

Volume

Click the Down arrow to the right of the
[Volume] field to select a hard disk. When
you have selected a hard disk, the capacity
and percentage of free space will appear in
the fields below.

B
C
D

F

A

E

[HDD Utility] Screen

[Progress

Item

Description

B

Defrag

Executes the defragmentation function to
eliminate fragmented files in the volume
selected in the [Volume] field. The
defragmentation process may take several
hours depending on the status of the hard
disk.
If defragmentation cannot be executed for
some reasons, a message indicating that
ADefrag cannot be performed now.B

appears. Press [Close] to close the dialog.

C

Initialize

Executes initialization of the hard disk with
respect of the volume selected in the
[Volume] field. All data contained in the
volume will be lost after initializing. You will
be asked to confirm whether you want to
format the hard disk. If an unformatted disk is
selected, the

Aunformat diskB or Aunpartition

disk

B message will appear.

Click [OK] to start initialization. To cancel,
click the [Cancel] button. If initialization
cannot be executed for some reasons, a
message indicating that

AInitialization cannot

be performed now.

B appears. Press [OK] or

[Cancel] to close the dialog.
Normally, the hard disk is formatted prior to
shipping, but some types of hard disk may
remain unformatted. In this case, you will see
the [unformat disk] message in the [Volume]
field. For unformatted disks, select [unformat
disk] and press [Initialize].

Note :

● Volumes C, D and L cannot be initialized.

D

Error
Check

This is usually not selected. Use it only if you
suspect there is abnormality in the hard disk,
or if you want to check the data structure of
the disk. Recovery of large-capacity hard
disks may take several hours. Recovery of
the hard disk in the system is impossible.
Recovery will be executed the next time the
system is started.
Recovery may not be possible when the
volume to recover is currently in use. In this
case, a message indicating

AError check

cannot be performed now. Do you want to
schedule a recovery during the next system
startup?

B will be displayed. Select whether

you want to click the [Cancel] button and
retry by clicking the [Recover] button again,
or whether you want to click the [OK] button
to execute recovery the next time the system
is started.

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