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The
Atari
hard
disk
utilities
include
two
versions
of
Markbad.
One
ver-
sion automatically
operates on
the
entire
selected
physical
unit
when
you
run the
HDX
Format
option.
This version
erases
all
data
on
the
disk
and
should
only
be
used
if
you
don't
want
to
save any
files.
The
other version
operates
on
the selected
logical
drive
when
you
run the
HDX
Markbad
option.
This version helps
you
preserve data
by
letting
you
decide whether
or
not
to
erase data
with
bad
sectors.
Both
versions
of
Markbad
report
a
log
of
any bad
sectors found.
The
tally
of
bad
sectors
in
the
log
appears
during
subsequent
Markbad
operations.
Note:
You
can use
the
HDX
Markbad
option
on
hard
disks that
have
been
formatted
with a
previous version
of
HDX.
To mark
bad
sectors
on
the
entire
physical
drive,
use
the
Format
option
as described
in
Chapter
2.
To mark bad
sectors
in
logical drives,
follow
these
instructions.
1.
Display a
directory
of
a
working
copy
of
the
Atari
Hard
Disk
Utilities
disk
and
select
HDX.PRG
from
the
HDX
folder
to
run
the
HDX
pro-
gram.
Then
select the
Markbad
option
from
the
Disk
menu.
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