Epson Endeavor User Manual

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To add a bad track, follow these steps:

1. Press

You see this prompt:

Enter

cylinder number (1 - nnnn):

2. Type the number of the cylinder containing the bad track and

press

You see this prompt:

Enter

head number (0 -

nn):

3. Type the head number for the bad track and press

(To

cancel the operation, press

without typing a value.)

When you complete a valid entry, it appears in the table and

you can add the next bad track, if necessary.

If you make a mistake, move the cursor block to the incorrect

track and press

to change the track data or

to delete the

track from the table. Change the track data in the same way as

you add a track.

The maximum valid cylinder number and head number

and

vary according to the capacity of the hard disk. If you

enter an invalid cylinder or head number, a reminder of the

range of values appears and the program asks you to enter the

value again.

When you finish adding all the bad tracks, press

without

typing a value. Then check the entries in the defective track

table. When you are sure the table is correct, press

The

program displays a warning about the consequences of

proceeding with formatting, as described in the next section.

Formatting a Hard Disk

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