12-8
IM 253710-01E
Explanation
CAUTION
• Never remove the medium (disk) or turn OFF the power while the access
indicator or the
mark is blinking. It can damage the medium or destroy the
data on the medium.
• When the instrument cannot read a pre-formatted medium, reformat the medium
on the instrument. Make sure to back up important data before formatting the
medium. All data will be erased.
Formatting a floppy disk
When using a new floppy disk, you must format it first. Select the appropriate format
for the floppy disk from the following choices.
• 2DD 640K
Formats the 2DD floppy disk to 640 KB/8 sectors.
• 2DD 720K
Formats the 2DD floppy disk to 720 KB/9 sectors.
• 2HD 1.2M
Formats the 2HD floppy disk to 1.2 MB/8 sectors.
• 2HD 1.44M
Formats the 2HD floppy disk to 1.44 MB/18 sectors.
Formatting a disk
The formats of media connected via SCSI (option) are as follows.
• MO/PD
Semi-IBM format. Handled as removable disk.
• ZIP/JAZ
Hard disk format. Handled as fixed disk.
Hard disk format
The hard disk format is IBM compatible format.
Selecting the format mode
When formatting a medium in an external SCSI device, the following two format
modes are available.
• Normal
Executes physical format and logical format.
• Quick
Executes only the logical format.
The estimated time it takes to format a medium is as follows. (The time varies
depending on the SCSI device.)
Medium
Normal
Quick
MO (128 MB)
Approx. 10 min
Approx. 15 s
MO (230 MB)
Approx. 10 min
Approx. 15 s
External HDD (1 GB)
Approx. 20 min
Approx. 15 s
12.4 Formatting the Disk