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HDD Low Level Format
The HDD Low Level Format utility is designed as a tool to save you
time formatting your hard disk. It automatically looks for the necessary
information of the drive you selected. This utility also searches for bad
tracks and lists them for your reference. Highlight this option and press
<Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Hard Disk Low Level Format Utility
SELECT DRIVE
BAD TRACK LIST
PREFORMED
Current select drive is : C
DRIVE: C CYLINDER: 0
HEAD: 0
Primary Master:
Primary Slave:
Secondary Master:
Secondary Slave:
SIZE
853
0
0
0
CYLS
1654
0
0
0
HEAD
16
0
0
0
RECOMP
65536
0
0
0
LANDZ
1653
0
0
0
SECTOR
63
0
0
0
MODE
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
Up/Down-Select item
ENTER-Accept
ESC-Exit/Abort
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No. CYLS HEAD
Do not use this HDD Low Level Format feature for IDE hard drives.
They already have been low-level formatted at the factory. Do a high-
level format only for those drives.
Save & Exit Setup
When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup”
and press <Enter>. The message below will appear:
Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N
Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be
written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will
once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to
make additional changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simul-
taneously or <Del> after memory testing is done.
Exit Without Saving
When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit
