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Option 1, Format
If you select l-Format from the Hard Disk Format Menu,
you see the following (for a disk that does not have a defective
track table):
Format Hard Disk
Scan hard disk to get defective track
information
(If the disk already h as a defective track table, you do not see
the message because the disk does not need to be scanned for
bad tracks.)
Select Y to scan the disk or N to skip the scanning process.
If you select Y, the program scans the disk and displays these
messages during the process:
Scanning for flagged bad tracks...
Head : nnn
You see the head and cylinder numbers decrease as the program
progresses. After scanning the disk, the program displays the
results, such as the following:
Scanning
Count of tracks flagged bad
Count of tracks with other errors
Count of good tracks
Next you see the following prompt:
Accept recommended skewed sectors in
format
< Drive 1: >
?
Cylinder
finished.
: 1 ? (Y/N)
Physically Formatting a Hard Disk
(Y/N)
: nnnnn
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