EPC-2 HARDWARE REFERENCE
Low-level SCSI Disk Formatting
In rare circumstances you might wish to do a low-level format and reinitialization of the
SCSI drive. To do so, enter the BIOS setup function, and then press the indicated
function key to enter the SCSI setup function.
You are now ready to do a low-level format of the disk, by pressing F1 and following
the subsequent instructions. Do not split the drive into multiple volumes even if you see
a warning that the volume is too large for DOS. If you are asked for drive parameters,
they depend on the type of disk installed in your EPC-2. Some representative drives are
specified in the following table. If your EPC-2 has another type of SCSI drive, call
customer service for assistance.
Parameter
0
CP340 CP3040 CP3010
Cylinders
788 513 761
Heads
4 4 8
Sectors/track
26 40 40
Verify
yes yes yes
Interleave
4 (16 MHz)
3 (20 MHz)
1 1
When done, exit to the BIOS setup function and press F10 and then F5 to reboot. The
new drive is now ready for high-level formatting.
CP-3040/CP-30100 Note:
The CP-3040 actually has 1026 cylinders and 2 heads, and
the CP-30100 has 1522 cylinders and 4 heads. The numbers in the table should be used,
however, to circumvent the disk BIOS's limitation of 1023 cylinders.
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