Technical information

Routine Maintenance

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Routine

Maintenance

Formatting a Removable Storage

Device (RSD)

Never format an RSD with the volume name SYSUSER.

Never reset the system while you are formatting an RSD

as it will be damaged.

Never format a used RSD unless you want to erase all of

its contents.

Use the SCRATCH qualifier to re-format an RSD that was

formatted prior to LIGHTWARE™ 29 Release 3.

1. Slide the tab on the RSD to the RECORD position.

2. Insert the RSD into the RSD drive.

3. If you are using the RSD to make a DATA SAVE, enter:

VOL FORMAT RSD <

volume name of RSD>

If the RSD has been previously formatted, this message

appears:

FS info: Volume already formatted with volume name:

FS info: Continue?

Enter YES

If you are using the RSD to make a copy of the Hard Disk

enter:

VOL FORMAT RSD <

volume name of RSD> RES

This message appears:

FS info: Volume already formatted with volume name:

FS info: Continue?

Enter YES

4. Enter:

VOL DISM <volume name of RSD>

5. Remove the RSD from the RSD drive.

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