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June 2004 Isis® Sonar User's Manual, Volume 2
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C.4.3.2 Formatting the M-O after Backing up Your M-O’s Data
As noted above, HP cartridges come pre-formatted with 512-byte (or 1024-byte) sectors,
but high-level formatting must be completed and a DOS-style partition must be created
on these cartridges before they can be used.
If your data is backed up as indicated in the previous subsection, you now are ready to
reformat your M-O with a high-level format suitable for DOS and Windows. You use the
AFDISK utility to do this to both sides. This will erase any data on the cartridge!
To high-level format side #1 of a magneto-optical cartridge
1. Exit Windows completely (don’t just shell out to DOS).
2. At the DOS prompt, go to the C:\ASPI directory, where AFDISK.EXE utility is
located.
3. Insert a new cartridge in the E: or F: drive.
4. Type AFDISK, and press [Enter] to run AFDISK.
5. In AFDISK, take the following steps to partition and label the cartridge.
a. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SCSI ID of the drive which holds the
cartridge to be partitioned. This will be 5 for drive E: or 6 for drive F:. Verify
that the model number of the SCSI device that you choose is C1716T. Once
the drive is highlighted, press [Enter] to select it. Do
NOT select SCSI ID 0!
When formatting M-O cartridges, care must be taken not to erase the
hard drive. NEVER use the AFDISK.EXE to access SCSI ID 0!
If the media in the selected drive is unformatted, AFDISK displays a message:
This disk is unformatted.
--Press <Esc> to continue--
Appendix C: Mass Storage Options