Epson Apex, User Manual

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As each track is checked, the current cylinder is displayed. The
cylinder number counts down to zero as the disk is checked.
When the analysis is complete, the program displays a summary
of the status of the disk. This summary lists these counts:
Flagged bad tracks
Tracks with read, verify errors
Good tracks.
If no errors occur, you see this message:
No read, verify error was detected.
If errors are found, the program displays a table of the tracks that
produced errors.
After the status reports, you see this message:
Press ENTER to return to the menu.
Check the information displayed, then press
Enter.
Using FDISK
FDISK partitions a hard disk so it can run the operating system
you want to use. Follow these steps to partition your hard disk
for MS-DOS:
1. If you have not already done so, insert your MS-DOS
system diskette into drive A and press
Enter.
The MS-DOS
command prompt displays:
A>
2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type
FDISK
and press
Enter.
The screen displays the FDISK Options menu.
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