Hard Disk Format - Toshiba T6600C User Manual

3.17 Hard Disk Format

The hard disk format function performs a low-level (physical) 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
CAUTION: The contents of the hard disk will be erased when this program is ex-
ecuted. Before executing the function, transfer the contents of the hard disk onto a
backup system. This can be done with the Toshiba MS-DOS BACKUP command. See
the Toshiba MS-DOS manual for details on using the BACKUP command.
3.17.1 Function Description
1. All track FORMAT
This option performs a low-level format of all the tracks on the hard disk as listed
in Table 3-8 below.
NOTE: Before executing the All Track FORMAT option, check for bad tracks
using the Bad Track CHECK option, or display a list of bad tracks on the
HDD.
2. Good track FORMAT
This option formats a specified cylinder and track as a good track. If a good track
is formatted as a bad track, use this option to change the track to a good track.
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Table 3-8 Hard Disk Formatting Sequence
Model Name
Sector sequences
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors
Sector length (bps)
CP30544 (510 MB)
1
527
31
63
512
T6600C, T6600C/CD, T6600C/CDV