360 Systems DigiCart/E - Manual (Page 48)

38 • • • • Setup and Utility Menus
prevent mistakes, DigiCart/E senses the Zip disk size and will only write files that can be played on earlier
DigiCarts to 100MB Zip disks.
Use care during format operations. Formatting is an irreversible process and destroys all previous data on
the disk or drive. Also note that when formatting the internal disk, all logical drive partitions on that disk
will be formatted at the same time.
To Format a Zip Disk:
Select Format Disk from the Utility menu. The display will prompt to select a drive for formatting,
Zip or Internal. Select Zip.
DigiCart/E will check to see if the disk inserted in the Zip drive is already formatted for use with
DigiCarts. A message will appear notifying you of the result. This message is intended to help
prevent accidental loss of data. Press
ENTER to erase all data on the disk and format it for DigiCart.
DigiCart/E will prompt you to confirm the format operation. Press ENTER to continue.
When formatting is complete, DigiCart/E will exit to the Utility menu.
Should the disk fail to initialize correctly, an error condition exists. Remove and reinsert the disk. If
this does not correct the problem, the drive may require service.
NEVER bulk erase a Zip disk. This will destroy the special formatting on the disk, rendering it
useless. Bulk erased disks cannot be reformatted and must be discarded.
NOTE: A Zip Disk formatted for use with your DigiCart/E will not work in your PC and vice versa.
To Format the Internal Hard Disk:
Select Format Disk from the Utility menu. The display will prompt to select a drive for formatting,
Zip or Internal. Select Internal.
DigiCart/E will prompt for the number of equally sized logical drive partitions in which to divide the
disk. Press
ENTER to erase all data on the disk and format it for DigiCart. You will be prompted to
confirm the format operation. Press ENTER to continue.
When formatting is complete, DigiCart/E will exit the Utility menu.
Allocation of Logical Drives
DigiCart/E has a flexible drive arrangement that allows a mix of internal drive partitions and network
drives. Drive 0 always refers to the Zip Drive. There is one internal physical hard disk that is factory
formatted as Drive 1. However, this internal disk can be re-formatted to create up to five logical drives
of equal size. This may allow the user more flexibility in organizing large libraries. Partitioning divides
the physical hard disk space equally from two to five drives (1/n). Partitions are assigned drive numbers 1
though 5, depending upon how many are created. These drive numbers are used in the file ID scheme in
the same way as the original drive 0 and 1. Partitioning is destructive, all data on the hard disk, in all
existing partitions, will be lost during this process.
A logical drive created by this partition process may be formatted, erased, named, etc. in the same manner
as the original drive, without affecting other partitions.
Additionally, up to four network drives may be associated (mapped) to the DigiCart/E.