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GETTING STARTED
NOTE 1: While the Akai machines can properly format a Macintosh hard disk or MO, it does
not install any type of Macintosh driver software on the disk. Therefore, disks formatted on the
Akai system will require third-party mounting software in order to appear on the Macintosh
desktop.
COMPATIBILITY NOTE: Disks made on any version of DD8, DD1500, or DR8/DR16 can be
used with current software versions. However, please be aware that DD-PLUS formatted
disks cannot be used on previous versions or on other products that do not support this
format.
You may select whether to just format the disk or format the disk and certify it afterwards. Formatting
is very fast but if you select FORMAT & CERTIFY, this may take a while depending on the size of
the disk. However, if this is the first time the disk is being formatted, it is recommended you run the
certify process as well. This will mark out any bad blocks on the disk and prevent them from being
used which will make the disk more reliable and not prone to read errors.
It is also possible to give the disk a name in the LABEL field. Here, you may enter a name of up to
ten characters. This name will accompany the disk wherever you take it. To label the disk, move
the cursor to the LABEL field and enter a name of up to ten characters using a PS/2 keyboard
connected to the RE32. Press RETURN (or EXECUTE) once to complete the name and a second
time to enter it.
NOTE: Naming a disk is not compulsory! This is here entirely for your convenience.
Once you have set everything as you want, pressing FORMAT DISK will show this prompt.
To guard against accidental formatting, you must press SHIFT+EXECUTE simultaneously to initiate
the formatting. As you can see from the screens and the prompts, formatting will erase everything,
erasing all files on it completely. BE VERY CAREFUL BEFORE PROCEEDING.
If you have external disk drives connected to the system, you may select which disk you wish to
format in the DISK field. PLEASE CHECK THE CORRECT DISK IS SELECTED.
The EXECUTE key will be flashing and you should select as appropriate. Pressing
SHIFT+EXECUTE will start the format process and pressing EXIT at this point allows you to cancel.
NOTE: Pressing SHIFT+EXECUTE now will start the format process and will wipe the disk. Be
very careful before proceeding as you could permanently erase important data. Once the
format process has begun, there is no going back!!!!
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