Operation Manual

7. DISK COMMANDS
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Knob 1
[ Turn] Cursor
Positions the cursor.
[ Press] EXEC (Execute)
Press this knob to call the format confirmation display.
Press Knob 5 (YES) to actually execute the format opera-
tion.
Knob 3
[ Turn] Format Type
Specifies the type of disk to be formatted and the type of
formatting to be applied.
[Range] Logical, Physical, OnePartition, FD(Quick), FD
(2HD), FD (2DD)
• Logical … Applies logical formatting to a hard
disk, ZIP disk, or similar medium. This is the
normal choice for formatting such media (page
177).
• Physical … Applies physical and logical formatting
to a SCSI hard disk, MO disk, or similar
media. Use this option if logical formatting
alone does not succeed with the selected disk
(page 177).
For information on the OnePartition, FD (Quick),
FD (2HD), and FD (2DD) options, refer to pages
178 and 180, respectively.
Knob 4
[ Turn] Drive ID
Specifies the ID of the drive to be formattted.
When a drive ID is selected, the drive’s manufacturer and
product number will appear immediately above the drive
ID.
[Range] SCSI 0 — SCSI 7 (SCSI 0 — 7), IDE M (IDE Mas-
ter), IDE S (IDE Slave)
Knob 5
[ Press] EXEC&CONT (Execute & Continue)
Press this knob to call the format confirmation display.
Press Knob 5 (YES) to actually execute the format opera-
tion.
Knob 1
Same function as Cursor q (page 179).
Knob 3
[ Press] RENAME…
Calls the display which allows entering a name for a parti-
tion to be created. See page 81 for details on character
entry. During normal sampler operation the partition
name is handled and displayed as a disk name.
If more than one partition has been created, the disk
names corresponding to each partition are the partition
name followed by a number. The partition name is shown
in the “PartitionName” section of the display.
Knob 5
[ Turn] Number of Partitions
Specifies the number of partitions to be created on the
drive to be formatted.
[Range] 1 — 8
[ Press] EXEC&CONT (Execute & Continue)
Press this knob to call the format confirmation display.
Press Knob 5 (YES) to actually execute the format opera-
tion.
A single selected partition on a formatted hard disk, ZIP
drive, or similar medium can be reformatted (logical format)
as follows:
Use Knob 3 to select the OnePartition Format Type.
• When a partition is formatted all data it contains is irreversably
erased. Use this function with caution!
• The formatting used by the A5000/A4000 is a special Yamaha for-
mat which directly compatible with the A3000, but not with other
computers or devices.
[Operation]
1. Select the OnePartition Format Type.
2. Use the Drive ID parameter to select the drive containing the parti-
tion to be reformatted.
3. Use Knob 5 (Partition Number) to specify the partitions to be refor-
matted.
Cursor q
Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5
Turn
action
Cursor — Format Type Drive ID —
Press
action
EXEC — — — EXEC&CONT
q
Cursor
Cursor w
Formatting a Single Partition On a Hard Disk,
ZIP Drive, etc.
Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5
Turn
action
Cursor — — —
Number of
Partitions
Press
action
EXEC — RENAME... — EXEC&CONT
w
Cursor