Epson EQUITY Y14499113001 User Manual page 90

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If you cancel formatting at either stage, you see these messages:
Format cancelled.
Press ENTER to return to the menu.
If you continue with formatting, you see:
Now formatting . . .
When formatting is complete, any bad tracks are flagged, and you see a
series of messages like these:
Format finished.
Flagging bad tracks...
Cylinder is xxxx, head is yy
Format completed.
Press ENTER to return to the menu.
Flagged tracks are identified by xxxx and yy. At this point, press
return to the HARD DISK FORMAT MENU.
If there are any tracks with other errors, scanning stops and you see the
message:
Scanning cancelled.
Warning: This drive has an unflagged error(s),
or is unformatted.
Press ENTER to return to the menu.
Press
Enter.
This may mean that the drive has never been formatted or that an error
was not flagged. If you see this message, it is best to consult your dealer.
If you want to format the disk after receiving this error message, do the
following:
1.
If the drive is not formatted, run the Unconditional format (option 2)
and enter any tracks you know are bad in the Bad Track Table. (See
"Unconditional Format" below.)
2.
Run the Destructive surface analysis (option 3) to flag any remaining had
tracks. (See "Destructive Surface Analysis," below.)
3.
Run the Conditional format again. No errors should occur; if one does,
contact your dealer.
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