Personal Computer User Manual

Formatting a New Disk
Many hard disk drives come with a printed list of bad tracks but
without the bad tracks flagged on the disk. Other hard disks
(such as those supplied by Epson) come with the bad tracks
already flagged. If you are formatting a new hard disk that has
never been formatted, select the 1 -Format option to format
the disk.
Selecting an Option
When using this program, you often need to select an option
from a menu. There are two ways to do this:
CI You can use the arrow keys (? L t +) to move the
highlighted cursor block to the option and press Enter.
Ci You can type the number of the option and press Enter.
You can select almost any option that appears on the screen
while you are formatting the disk using either of these two
methods. Therefore, when the instructions in this appendix tell
you to select an option, you can either use the arrow keys (T 1
t +) to highlight the option or you can type the number of
the option. Then press Enter. (You must press Enter to start
the operation.)
Starting the Formatting Process
If you have more than one hard disk drive, you see this prompt:
Enter drive number ? (1/2)
Select 1 for the first hard disk or 2 for the second hard disk.
Then see the instructions below for the Hard Disk Format
Menu option you want to use.
D-4
Physically Formatting a Hard Disk