GEM GPS3600 Owner's Manual page 166

HARD DISK CHECK/RECOVERY
This procedure can restore a damaged Hard Disk
to its original status. Damage to the Hard Disk
can be caused by:
• a power failure during a Save operation;
• physical defects of the disk.
If the Hard disk is damaged, an access attempt
prompts a message similar to the following:
Use the following recovery procedure as soon
as possible.
1. Go to the «Hard Disk Utility» page and se-
lect «Hard disk check/recovery» .
The "Are you sure?" dialog window appears:
2. Press ENTER to start the recovery of the data.
Shortly after, another dialog window appears
similar to the one below:
Such a message shows no errors. In cases
of errors, make a note of the numbers shown
as they are useful to provide information for
technical assistance.
• Check version - Version of the test pro-
gram and data recovery.
• Error found - Code relating to the error
found. "None" appears in cases where no
errors are encountered.
WARNING - NEVER turn off the instrument while the
Hard disk or disk drive are writing data (Save, Copy,
Move, Erase operations).
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HARD DISK SLEEP TIME
To avoid hearing the noise caused by the rota-
tion of the hard disk, you can set this parameter
to turn the hard disk off after an operation.
Options: Off (always on), 5 sec ... 60 sec.
HARD DISK PROTECTION
As a safety measure to prevent unwanted file loss,
use the Hard Disk Protection function to protect
your hard disk.
Note: All PS/GPS instruments leave the factory with
the Hard Disk Protection active.
In order to use the Save, Erase or Move opera-
tions on the Hard Disk, the protection must be
removed.
Select the Hard Disk Protection function and
press ENTER to activate the protection function.
Use the right/left cursor arrows to toggle between
the two options (Unprotect/Protect).
Press ENTER to save the selected status to
memory.
HARD DISK BACKUP
This option allows you to backup part or all the
Hard disk data to floppy disk in compressed or
decompressed form. By default, the "Compress"
option is selected.
At the end of a work session, always remember
to copy all newly elaborated data present on Hard
disk to floppy disks. Should the Hard disk suffer
damage and data loss, you will always be able to
recuperate the data from disks.
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