Advanced Hard Disk Utilities; Parking And Unparking The Read/Write Heads - Atari Faicon030 Owner's Manual

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Advanced Hard Disk Utilities

Thi s appendix contains information about the Atari Advanced Hard Disk Utili ties
disk. It applies to both the internal SCSI and external SCSI or ACSI hard disk
drives. The formatting information in Appendix B does not apply to IDE drives,
which are preformatted by the manufacturer.
This disk contains programs and files that allow you to:
Park and U npark the read write heads
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Install or remove the hard disk driver file
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Format and partition the hard disk
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Erase the contents of a logical drive
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Extend the system-wide folder limit
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Mark bad sectors on the hard disk
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Create an extended partition scheme
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Parki ng and U n parki ng the
ReadIWrite Heads
Whenever you move your computer, you shou ld park the hard drive heads to
prevent damage to the hard disk and the data it contains. Parking the hard disk drive
heads moves the read/write heads of the drive away from the disk media.
Parked heads cannot damage the disk media during moving or shipp i ng. The Atari
Advanced Hard Disk U t i l ities include two types of head parking programs.
Advanced Hard Disk Util ities
Appendixes
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