OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
Utilities Submenu
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OptiPac 6611MD User's Manual
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2. Press the
ENTER
button to spin the drive up
.
The drive will spin up at the first sign of activity on the SCSI bus, or
when the LCD front panel controls access the drive.
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CAUTION:
If the computer system attempts to access the OptiPac while it is spun
down, the drive will automatically spin up, but the computer system may
time-out before the drive is ready, causing a system error.
Verify Disk
This function scans every sector on the fixed disk for defects. If a bad
sector is found, this function will terminate with the LCD showing the
error.
1. Press the
ENTER
button to start
.
As the verification progresses, the record address is updated. The
following message will appear:
Verify DISK
block
n
2. To abort the function at any time, press and hold both the
SELECT
and
ENTER
buttons simultaneously until the following message appea
rs:
Abort received.
wait …
3. Release the buttons.
The function will abort at the appropriate time and you'll see:
User abort
4. Press the
SELECT
button to exit
.
When the verify is complete, the following message will appear:
DISK verified
5. Press the
SELECT
button to return to the Fixed disk utilities submenu
.
Format Disk
This function is used to format the fixed disk if the FORMAT utility is
not available in your host system.
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CAUTION:
The Format Disk function will erase all data on the fixed disk.
1. Press the
ENTER
button when the
Format disk
function is displayed on
the Fixed disk utilities submenu
.
The Format disk submenu then appears displaying the following
message:
Erase entire
media? NO
