Autoload; Format; Pack - HP 1660CP Series User Manual

Disk Drive Operations

Autoload

Autoload
The Autoload operation allows you to designate a set of configuration files to
be loaded automatically the next time the analyzer is turned on. This allows
you to change the default configuration of certain features to one that better
fits your needs. If both the hard drive and flexible drive have autoload setups,
only the setup on the flexible drive will be used.
Autoload loads all of the files for a given base filename. If you want to load
only one type of file, rename that file or copy it to a separate name and
enable it as the current Autoload file. As long as Autoload is enabled before
the instrument is shut off, Autoload will remain enabled when you turn on
the instrument and load the configuration files.

Format

Executing Format Disk permanently erases all existing information from the
C A U T I O N
disk. After formatting, there is no way to retrieve the original information.
The logic analyzer recognizes a variety of sector sizes for LIF disks. However,
it only creates 1024-byte sectors when formatting a LIF disk. DOS disks
always have 512-byte sectors.
The logic analyzer does not support track sparing during formatting. If a bad
track is found, the disk is considered bad. If a disk has been formatted
elsewhere with track sparing, it will be read successfully.
When formatting a disk, the DISK ERROR message appears if the disk is
unformatted. This is normal, and you can safely continue the format process.

Pack

By purging files from the disk and adding other files, you may end up with
blank areas on the disk (between files) that are too small for the new files
you are creating. On LIF disks, the Pack Disk operation packs the current
files together, removing unused areas from between the files so that more
space is available for files at the end of the disk. On DOS disks, the Pack Disk
operation is not available. If you do select Pack Disk while a DOS disk is in
the drive, the disk is not affected.
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