Formatting A Disk - HP 16500B User Reference

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Formatting a Disk

For m at t i ng a D i sk
The For m at oper at i on i ni t i al i zes new f l exi bl e di sks f or use i n t he anal yzer as
w el l as r ef or m at s t he har d dr i ve. The anal yzer w i l l f or m at doubl e- si ded,
doubl e densi t y or hi gh densi t y f l exi bl e di sks i n bot h LI F and DOS f or m at s.
The anal yzer does not suppor t si ngl e- si ded f or m at s.
The l ogi c anal yzer does not suppor t t r ack spar i ng dur i ng f or m at t i ng. I f a bad
t r ack i s f ound, t he di sk i s consi der ed bad. I f a di sk has been f or m at t ed
el sew her e w i t h t r ack spar i ng, i t w i l l be r ead successf ul l y.
To f or m at a f l exi bl e di sk, per f or m t he f ol l ow i ng st eps:
I nser t t he f l exi bl e di sk t o f or m at i nt o t he di sk dr i ve.
1
Sel ect t he Format Disk
2
W hen t he For m at sel ect i on i s m ade, t he di sk di r ect or y i s di spl ayed. The
UNSUPPORTED FO RM AT m essage appear s i f t he di sk i s a new unf or m at t ed
di sk. Thi s i s nor m al , cont i nue t he f or m at oper at i on.
Format type
Sel ect t he
3
The anal yzer r ecogni zes a var i et y of sect or si zes f or LI F di sks. How ever ,
w hen f or m at t i ng LI F di sks, t he anal yzer onl y cr eat es 1024 byt e sect or s.
W hen f or m at t i ng D OS di sks, t he anal yzer cr eat es 512 byt e sect or s.
LIF or DOS Format Selection
5–10
oper at i on.
f i el d, and t oggl e t o ei t her t he
LIF DOS
or .
Format type field