Format Bad Track; Format Drive - Husky MP2500 Manual

Format bad track

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Format drive

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AH=06H
AL=interleave factor
CH=LSB of cylinder no.
CL bits 0..5=sector no.
CL bits 6..7=MSB of cylinder no.
DH=head no.
DL=80H (drive 0) or 81H (drive 1)
CF=error flag
AH=status
Formats the track specified by CX, setting the bad
sector flag for each sector.
If the track formatted correctly, CF=0. If the track did
not format correctly, CF=1 and AH gives the cause.
Other information required for formatting is obtained
from the appropriate disk parameter table.
AH=07H
AL=interleave factor
CH=LSB of cylinder no.
CL bits 0..5=sector no.
CL bits 6..7=MSB of cylinder no.
DL=80H (drive 0) or 81H (drive 1)
CF=error flag
AH=status
Formats the entire drive specified by DL, starting at the
cylinder number specified by CH.
If the drive formatted correctly, CF=0. If the drive did
not format correctly, CF=1 and AH gives the cause.
Other information required for formatting is obtained
from the appropriate disk parameter table.
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