User Guide

Award BIOS
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3.12 HDD Low-level Format
The HDD Low-level Format function is designed as a tool to save your time
formatting your hard disk. This automatically sets the necessary information
of the selected drive. It also searches for the bad tracks and lists them for
your reference.
HDD Low-level Format Select Drive
Select an installed hard disk drive (either C, D, E, or F). The bottom of the
screen displays the drive automatically detected by the BIOS.
HDD Low-level Format Bad Track List
The following options are available for this function:
• Auto scan bad track - Automatically scans and lists the bad tracks in the
window located at the right side of the screen.
• Add bad track - Allows you to manually enter the information of the
known bad track in the window located at the right side of the screen.
• Modify bad track - Allows you to modify the information of the added bad
track in the window located at the right side of the screen.
• Delete bad track - Deletes the added bad tracks.
• Clear bad track table - Clears the whole bad track list in the window
located at the right side of the screen.
HDD Low-level Format Preformat
The following options are available for this function:
• Interleave - Allows you to manually set the interleave number of the hard
disk drive selected for low-level formatting. You may enter any number
from 1 to 8. Before setting, check the documentation that comes with
the drive for the correct interleave number, or select 0 for automatic
detection.