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3.19 Hard Disk Format
There are two types of hard-disk formatting:
Low-level (physical) formatting
MS-DOS (logical) formatting
This hard disk format function performs a low-level format of the hard disk and executes the
following hard disk formats and check:
1.
All track FORMAT
2.
Good track FORMAT
3.
Bad track FORMAT
4.
Bad track CHECK
NOTES: The contents of the hard disk will be erased when this program is executed.
Before running the test, transfer the contents of the hard disk to floppy disk as follows.
Check to see if the Microsoft Create System Disks Tools (MSCSD.EXE
still exists in the System Tools Folder. (This tool can be used only once.) If
it exists, use it to back up the preinstalled software, then use the Backup
utility in the System Tools folder to back up the entire disk, including the
user's files.
Refer to the appropriate instructions for each operating system.
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