Module; System Utilities - Larson Davis SoundAdvisor 831C Reference Manual

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System Utilities

Checking the file
system will detect
and repair
problems.
Format the data
storage of the area
indicated: USB or
Internal.
A loss of data will
CAUTION
occur while formatting. Make
sure all wanted files are
backed up on a another
device.
A reset is required
TAKE NOTE
to do any of these functions if
a measurement is running,
stopped, or paused.
12.0.1 Bad Flash Blocks
Data in a bad flash
TAKE NOTE
block is usually
unrecoverable. Files should
be checked for errors if this
message is displayed.
SoundAdvisor Model 831C
System Utilities
T
he System Utilities repairs or recovers any file system
problems.These functions are similar to what would be used to manage
any hard drive.
Format and Restore Defaults
This function formats the internal data storage in the SoundAdvisor
memory. The meter is then restored to factory settings. All internal data
will be erased. User calibrations and calibration history data will be
erased as well.
System preferences and settings are preserved during internal
formatting.
The Flash memory device used by the SoundAdvisor contains a
controller that performs dynamic bad block mapping. In the event that
a flash block fails after it has been written, that is a bad block. If this
occurs, download data from the SoundAdvisor onto a USB or PC, and
then perform a file system format. Performing a file-system format
forces the controller to re-map all bad blocks.
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