Yokogawa Data Acquisition with PID Control CX2000 - Manual (Page 297)

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Data Save/Load Operations
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9.5 Managing Files and Checking the Free Space on the External Storage Medium
Setup Items
Formatting the External Storage Medium
• Type
Select from the following.
Quick: Performs only a logical format.
Normal: Performs a physical format and a logical format.
Disk Format
Floppy disk:
2HD, 1.44 MB
Zip disk: FDISK 1 partition (hard disk format)
ATA flash memory card: FDISK 1 partition (hard disk format)
Format Time
External Storage Media Type Quick Normal Notes
Floppy disk Approx. 6 s Approx. 1 minute 30 s
Zip disk Approx. 3 s Approx. 10 minutes
ATA flash memory card Approx. 3 s Approx. 1 minute 30 s 24 MB
Approx. 5 s Approx. 6 minutes 160 MB
Note
Only 100 MB Zip disks can be used with model CX2***-2. With model CX2***-5, 250 MB and
100 MB Zip disks can be used. However, 100 MB Zip disks must be formatted using quick
(logical) formatting rather than normal (physical) formatting.