Formatting New Disks - Akai DR4vr Operator's Manual

74 Chapter
10;
Hard Disks
Formatting
New
Disks
New
hard
disks
must be formatted before
you can use
them
for recording.
Formatting prepares
a disk for storing digital
audio
data.
External disks
and
the iniernal
hard disk are identified
by
their
SCSI
ID.
Make
sure that
you
know
the
SCSI ID
of the disk
you want
to
format before
starting this
procedure.
Note: You cannot use a hard
disk that
was
initially
used on a
DR4d
with the
DR4vr
because
the
data
format
is
not compatible. You must
first
erase or re-format the
hard
disk before
using
it
with the
DR4vr.
If
a hard
disk
contains data
you
need,
hack
it
up
first
on
DAT
tape
or
MO
disk before
erasing or re-formatting the disk with the
DR4vr
so
that
you can later restore the
data.
To
format a
disk:
1)
Press the
SUB-MENU
key.
Its
indicator will
flash.
2)
Press
the
FORMAT
key.
I
d
0
will
appear on
the display.
3)
Use the jog wheel,
shuttle control,
or
number keypad
to select
a
SCSI
ID.
If
you
wish
to
format
all
connected
hard
disks that
are recognized
by
the DR4vr, use the jog
wheel
or
shuttle
control to select
ALL
The
selected
SCSI ID
should correspond with
that
of
the
disk
that
you want
to format.
Note:
If
you have a
number
of
disks
connected,
make
sure
that
you
select the correct
SCSI
ID.
4) Press
the
STORE/ENT
key.
SrRSE
will
appear
on
the display.
5}
Use the jog
wheel
or shuttle control to select For.
6)
Press
the STORE/ENT key.
The message SUrE
??
will
appear on
the display.
Important:
If
you
are reformatting
a
disk,
please note
that
all
existing
data
will
he
permanently erased.
Back up any data
that
you want
to
keep
before reformatting.
7)
If
you are
sure that
you wont
to
re-format the
hard
drive,
press
the
STORE/ENT key again
to
start
formatting.
While
formatting
is
in
progress,
for
will flash
on
the
display.
Disk formatting does take time.
The
larger the disk, the
longer
it
takes.
The
formatting process
starts
with
the
hard disk with the lowest
SCSI ID
number.
Note:
The format process can be aborted by pressing
the
ESCAPE
key.
If
you
are formatting
multiple
hard
disks,
the
hard
disk that
is
currently formatting
will
continue until finished; then
the
process
will abort.
When
disk formatting
is
complete, Fl nl
SH
will
appear on
the display.
8)
Press
the
STORE/ENT
key.
The SCSI IDs of connected
disks will
appear
on
the display
as the
DR4vr
quickly
checks them.
The
formatted
disk
is
now
ready
for
recording.
Note:
If
you have aborted
the
format operation,
you cannot
use the disk
as
it
is
on
the
DR4vr.
You need
to re-format
the disk
if
you
wish
to
use
it
on your DR4vr.
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