About The Hard Disk Storage Device; Reformatting The Hard Disk - Fostex VF-160 Operation Manual

The VF160 is complete with a 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disk (storage device) which is formatted in the Master 16 mode.
Therefore, there is no need to newly assemble a hard disk or to format the hard disk. The user can immediately start
recording with the VF160. Note that the current hard disk can also be replaced with another model for use with the
VF160. (However, please only use hard disks that Fostex recommends.)

Reformatting the hard disk

This section describes how to reformat the hard disk. The VF160 adopts a "FDMS-3 (Fostex Disk Management System-
3)" format which is a Fostex exclusive format. Eight additional tracks can be used in addition to recording and playing
16-tracks of uncompressed 44.1kHz/16 bit high quality sound.
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Note that, when you reformat your hard disk, you will erase
all data saved or recorded on the hard disk, as well as all
the settings made. Reformatting your hard disk restore
the VF160 back to the default setting.
Always make a point to check that there is no data that you
need remaining on the hard disk prior to reformatting.
1. Turn ON the VF160.
2. Press the [SETUP] key.
The system will go to the SETUP mode. The select display
of the SETUP menu appears. (The highlight indicates the
menu that is currently selected.)
3. Turn the [JOG] dial to highlight the "Disk Format" menu
title.
"IDE" indicates the current drive. "SCSI" indicates the backup
SCSI drive.
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4. Press the [ENTER/YES] key while "IDE" is highlighted.
The menu to select the format type appears.
The display will appear as follows, according to the previous
format type. "****" represents the name of the drive.

About the hard disk storage device

The hard disk formatted in the "Standard" type upon newly
formatting the hard disk will show "Standard" and "Erase".
The hard disk formatted in the "Quick" type upon newly
formatting the hard disk will show "Standard" and "Quick". The
user can select one.
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The hard disk is formatted with the access time
of the unit sectors, while judging whether the
sectors are good or bad. The formatting time
"Standard"
tends to be longer with this type, however, the
reliability is better. Therefore, it is recommended
that this default format type is selected under
normal conditions.
This choice is only available when a hard disk
previously formatted in the "Standard" type is
being reformatted.
"Erase"
"Standard" type is maintained, while all data on
the hard disk are erased.
The formatting time is shorter than the time
required to format a "Standard" type.
This is a quick formatting procedure in which all
hard disk sectors are considered to be good
sectors. The formatting time is fast, however, the
procedure cannot discover bad sectors.
"Quick"
Therefore, it is recommended that this format
type is only used when formatting a new hard disk
that Fostex has already confirmed to operate
normally.
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With this format, the