Extended Disk Format; Extended Format Procedure; Format Type Indication - Akai DR16 Operator's Manual

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DR16 Addendum

Extended Disk Format

Using the Extended disk format enables you to manage a directory four times the size of the standard
format. More precisely, you could formerly create only up to 1000 files on a single disk; now you can
create up to 4000 files.

Extended format procedure

1) Press the SUB-MENU key.
2) Press numeric key "1" (DISK).
3) Use the jog wheel to select
4) Select the SCSI ID of the disk you wish to format, and press the STORE/ENT key.
5) Use the jog wheel to select
SURE??
appears on the display.
6) Press the STORE/ENT key.
FORMATTING
Note: Formatting takes awhile.
When formatting is complete,
Notes on using the Extended format
• When you use a disk in the Extended format, the CPU requires greater RAM capacity. Therefore,
during the format, copy, back-up, or snapshot operation, the DR16 may sometimes display
MEMORY
. In this case, expand the CPU's RAM amount.
• You will need two SIMM cards of 1MB, 30-pin, and 60ns to expand the memory.
• You can "extended format" a disk of small capacity (i.g., 1.3GB), but it will not have enough
physical space to accommodate 4000 files.
• You cannot use an Extended-formatted disk on earlier versions of the DR8, DR16, or DD1500
before version 2.30.
• You can load back-up data from an extended format disk to a standard format disk. However, if the
extended format disk contains more than 1000 files, you will be unable to load the data and the
DR16 will display
• If a VGA board is used, the VGA display speed may slow down if there are many files to process.

Format type indication

The DR16 displays the format type of the disk that contains the current project.
1) Press the SUB-MENU key.
2) Press numeric key "1" (DISK).
TIME
appears on the display.
3) Press the STORE/ENT key.
Version 2.3
FORMAT
, and press the STORE/ENT key.
EXTENDED
, and press the STORE/ENT key.
appears on the display, and the DR16 starts formatting the disk.
DONE
appears on the display.
DISK FULL
.
NO