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11.4 Formatting Disks
CAUTION
• Do not remove the disk or turn OFF the power while formatting is in progress
(“Format...”). The media may be damaged.
• If the DL716 cannot access the formatted media, reformat the media on the DL716.
Since all data will be lost when you format the media, back up the data beforehand.
Function
Format for floppy disks
Before using a new floppy disk, you must format the disk.
Format type
Select the format type from the following, according to the type of floppy disk to be used.
2DD, 640 KB
2DD, 720 KB
2HD, 1.2 MB
2HD, 1.44 MB
Formatting the disk
The format of the media connected through the SCSI interface (optional) are as follows:
MO/PD
: Semi-IBM format. Will be handled as a removable disk.
ZIP/JAZ : Hard disk format. Will be handled as a hard disk.
Hard-disk format
The format is IBM compatible.
Selecting the formatting mode
When formatting an external SCSI device, you can select from the following 2 modes.
Normal : Do a physical format and a logical format.
Quick
: Do only a logical format.
The difference in the formatting time is as follows.
Media
Normal
Quick
MO (640 MB)
approx.14 min
approx.20 sec
MO (230 MB)
approx.10 min
approx.15 sec
External HDD (1 GB)
approx.20 min
approx.14 sec
Internal HDD
approx.17 min
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Directories available after formatting
After formatting, the following directories are created automatically.
DL_WAVE
: Waveform data (*.WVF, *.HDR)
DL_SETUP
: Set-up data (*.SET)
DL_MISC
: Automatically waveform-parameter measurements (*.CSV)
ASCII data (*.ASD)
Binary (floating-point) data (*.FLD)
Screen image data (*.HGL, *.PS, *.TJT, *.TIF, *.BMP)
Root directory: Data for AG series (*.INF, *.WDT)
Realtime record file (REALSTRG.*, internal hard disk only)
Disk type, total disk capacity, capacity used and free capacity are also displayed.
