Hard Disk Format - Toshiba Libretto 100CT User Manual

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Hard Disk Format

This command executes hard disk formatting. There are two types of hard-disk formatting:
Low-level (physical) formatting
MS-DOS (logical) formatting
The hard disk format function performs a low-level format of the hard disk and executes the
following hard disk formats and check:
1. All track FORMAT
2. Good track FORMAT
3. Bad track FORMAT
4. Bad track CHECK
NOTE: The contents of the hard disk will be erased when the program executes.
Before running the test, the customer should transfer the contents of the
hard disk onto a floppy disk. If the customer has not or cannot perform the
backup, create backup disks as described below.
Check to see if the Microsoft Create System Disks Tools (MSCSD.EXE)
still exists in the System Tools Folder. (This tool can be used only once.)
If it exists, use it to back up the preinstalled software, then use the Backup
utility in the System Tools folder to back up the entire disk, including the
user's files.
Refer to the operating system instructions.
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