Special Options - Adaptec ACB-232XB User Manual

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Total defect list (cyl/sector)
Surface 0:
Surface 1:
Surface 2:
Surface 3:
Interleave (1 to 12) : [1]
Allow a spare-sector for defects (y/n) : [n]
Ready to primary-format the drive. All data in it will be lost!!
Continue (Y/N)? [Y]
Formatting and verifying drive ...
Head XX
Cyl XXXX
Primary-Format complete !
Now select q to quit, and go to your Operating System installation
(e.g. DOS FDISK and FORMAT)
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Step 9: Choose [q] to quit Adaptec's Primary-Format program.
Step 10: Next, the operating system must be installed.
For most users, this consists of running the *DOS programs FDISK and FORMAT. DOS
4.0, OS/2, SCO XENIX and ISC UNIX have menus that guide the user through their
installation. Refer to the vendor's manual for help with installing your operating system.
Note: DOS 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 have a limit of 32 MB per drive. DOS 3.3 allows a large drive
to be split into 24, 32 MB partitions. DOS 4.0 allows up to 1024 MB to be used as one
drive.

3.3 SPECIAL OPTIONS

There are several special technical options built into the ACB-2320B controller. These
features are not used by most users, but are of interest to those with unusual applications.
The special option menu is accessed by selecting choice 3 from the main menu.
The following menu will come up:
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