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T6600C, T6600C/CD, T6600C/CDV
3.17 Hard Disk Format
The hard disk format function performs a low-level (physical) format of the hard disk and
executes the following hard disk formats and check:
1.
All track FORMAT
2.
Good track FORMAT
3.
Bad track FORMAT
4.
Bad track CHECK
CAUTION:
The contents of the hard disk will be erased when this program is ex-
ecuted. Before executing the function, transfer the contents of the hard disk onto a
backup system. This can be done with the Toshiba MS-DOS BACKUP command. See
the Toshiba MS-DOS manual for details on using the BACKUP command.
3.17.1
Function Description
1.
All track FORMAT
This option performs a low-level format of all the tracks on the hard disk as listed
in Table 3-8 below.
NOTE:
Before executing the All Track FORMAT option, check for bad tracks
using the Bad Track CHECK option, or display a list of bad tracks on the
HDD.
Table 3-8 Hard Disk Formatting Sequence
Model Name
CP30544 (510 MB)
Sector sequences
1
Cylinders
527
Heads
31
Sectors
63
Sector length (bps)
512
2.
Good track FORMAT
This option formats a specified cylinder and track as a good track. If a good track
is formatted as a bad track, use this option to change the track to a good track.