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2. Next you see the following prompt:
Accept recommended skewed sectors in
format : 1 ? (Y/N)
For an Epson hard disk drive, it is best to accept the
recommended skewed sector (also called the interleave
factor) of 1, since this setting allows your drive to perform
more efficiently.
to change this value if the documentation that came with
the disk recommends a different number.
To accept the default, select
To enter a new value, select
Enter new skewed sectors in
format (1-16):
Enter the
recommended number, which equals the maximum
sector number for the drive minus 1.
3. Next you see this prompt:
Accept recommended skewed sectors per
head in format : 0 ? (Y/N)
For an Epson hard disk drive, accept the recommended value
of 0. For another type of drive, use the value recommended
in the documentation for the drive.
To
accept the default, select
For other hard disk drives, you may need
Then go to step 3.
.
Y
You see the following prompt:
N.
Then go to step 4.
.
Y
Then press I.
Formatting a Hard Disk
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