Xerox DocuPrint t 180 System Generation Manual page 59

Erasing a system disk
Disk erasing summary
Steps to erase a disk
XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE
You can use the ERASE command to remove all files from the LPS
system disks. Disks may be erased when:
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A new system is generated from a SST.
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A new version of software must be installed on a disk which has
first been formatted or erased.
Note: The ERASE command saves the existing MBAIS and
bad block files; sector check is not performed. To erase all four
disks takes less than 1 minute. The FORMAT command deletes
all files except the MBAIS file, formats the disk, performs a
sector check, and flags any bad blocks.
Use the following steps to erase a disk:
Step 1. Back up any user files residing on the disk to be erased
Step 2. Load the sysgen processor into main memory.
Step 3. Invoke the ERASE command.
Step 4. Select the disks to be erased.
Step 5. When the erase procedure is complete, continue the full sysgen
process.
Refer to steps 1 through 11 of the full sysgen procedures for the
format procedures. Instead of entering FORMAT in step 4, enter
ERASE. The Erase procedure mimics the format procedure with the
exceptions of "erase" appearing in some places where format had
been displayed.
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