Formatting And Replacing The Hdd - Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5255 Series Service Manual

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Technology > MEAP > Formatting and Replacing the HDD > Outline

Formatting and Replacing the HDD

■ Outline
If the HDD is broken or does not function correctly due to failure of the system (excluding the
MEAP application), it needs to be formatted or replaced.
When the HDD is formatted or replaced, the files of the MEAP application stored in it will be
lost, so make a backup of the MEAP application area according to "Procedure for backing up
the MEAP application area using SST" if possible. If a backup cannot be made, the MEAP
application and the license files need to be reinstalled.
As for the MEAP counter information, it will not be lost because it is backed up just like the
conventional counter.
If a backup cannot be made, a special license file (a license file for installation with the
expiration date carried over from the current counter value) is required to reinstall the MEAP
application. This special license file is treated as a service tool and cannot be obtained by a
general user.
In order to obtain a special license file, a service technician needs to contact a person in
charge of support of a sales company.
When contacting the person in charge of support, the service technician also needs to
provide the serial number of the device and the name of the MEAP application installed.
In the support departments of regional headquarters of Canon, all license files of the
applications that have been issued are filed according to device serial numbers, enabling you
to obtain a series of license files through a single screen as long as you can identify the serial
number of the device in question.
Note:
The application that is installed with a reusable license can be reinstalled by using the
same license.
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● Formatting the HDD
Procedure to format the hard disk
Follow the following procedure to format the HDD.
1) Connecting to the device
Connect the device using SST by following step 1 to step 4 of "Procedure for backing up
the MEAP application area using SST".
2) Formatting the HDD
Select "Format HDD" from SST menu to format the HDD.
Note:
HDD can be formatted also by starting Download mode using the USB memory and
executing formatting from the displayed menu.
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