Teac MX-2424 Tutorial - Manual (Page 48)

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Initializing a Drive
When you initialize a hard drive you define its format type. In turn, this format type
dictates the kind of audio files the MX-2424 will write. The MX-2424 supports three
formats, HFS, HFS+ and FAT 32. The HFS and HFS+ formats are compatible with
Apple Macintosh computers, and supports the time stamped Sound Designer II (SDII)
audio file format (popularized by Digidesign's Pro Tools). SDII audio files are
compatible with a wide range of Macintosh based professional audio and video
workstations. The FAT 32 format is compatible with PC (Windows) computers, and
supports the Broadcast Wave audio file format. Broadcast Wave audio files are also
read by a wide range of professional audio and video workstation applications operating
on the PC/Windows platform.
• HOT TIP! — Always be sure the format you choose supports the size of the drive you
are formatting. For any drives over 9GB you must use HFS+ or FAT-32, HFS will not
function reliably.
Performing A Drive Initialization
1) The drive will already be unmounted from the low level format process. If not, it must
be unmounted before initializing.
2) Press [SETUP], press [7] on the numeric keypad, and then scroll to system page
#710. It should look similar to this,
710 Disk Initialize *
Init Disk 0
2) Press [TRIM] and select the SCSI device you want to Initialize then press
[STORE/YES]. The stock internal hard drive is SCSI ID 0.
3) Once you have selected the SCSI device, you are prompted for the type of format to
perform. Press [TRIM] and use the [Up Arrow] button to choose the desired type of
format then press [STORE/YES].
4) Once you have selected format type, press [STORE/YES]. You are prompted, "Are
you sure (y/n)?" Press [STORE/YES] if you are sure.
4) The LCD will read "Disk init in Progress." This will take about one minute.
• HOT TIP! — Though you may find that initializing is a quick way of erasing a disk,
more reliable operation will be obtained by performing a low level format and then
initializing the disk. If you just initialize your disk without first doing a low level format,
over time the drive may become corrupt.