Agilent Technologies HP 16500B Manual page 172

MMEMory Subsystem
INITialize
INITialize
Command :MMEMory:INITialize [{LIF|DOS}[,<msus>]]
The INITialize command formats the disk in DOS (Disk Operating System) on
the hard drive or either DOS or LIF (Logical Information Format) on the
flexible drive. If no format is specified, then the initialize command will
format the disk in the DOS format. LIF format is not allowed on the hard
drive.
Mass Storage Unit specifier. INTernal0 for the hard disk drive and
<msus>
INTernal1 for the flexible disk drive.
Examples
OUTPUT XXX;":MMEMORY:INITIALIZE DOS"
OUTPUT XXX;":MMEMORY:INITIALIZE LIF,INTERNAL1"
OUTPUT XXX;":MMEMORY:INITIALIZE DOS,INTERNAL0"
Once executed, the initialize command formats the specified disk, permanently
erasing all existing information from the disk. After that, there is no way to
retrieve the original information.
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