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Operating Instructions For The P.T. AT Hard Disk Low-Level Formatter
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1. Running The Program
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To run the program, insert the diskette into drive A and type
HDFORM.
The program will then ask which drive is to be formatted. When the
drive letter (C or D) is entered, the characteristics of the drive - drive
letter, drive type, number of heads, number of cylinders, and number of
sectors - are displayed. The drive type is entered by the user when the SETUP
program is run.
The program will then ask whether the drive characteristics are
correct for the chosen drive. If they are incorrect, type 'n'. The program
will then terminate as described in section 3. The SETUP program may now be
run to enter the correct drive type. The formatter program may then be re-run.
If the drive characteristics are correct, type 'y'. The user will now
be given the opportunity to abort the program as described in section 3. If the
user chooses to proceed the program will then require that one of two
formatting options is chosen.
2. Formatting Options
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The first option gives the user the opportunity to enter any known
bad track numbers before the drive is formatted. The drive will have a sticker
on which the cylinder and head numbers of any known bad tracks are printed. If
this information is present it should be entered during this option.
In the second option, the program will search the entire drive and will
display the numbers of all of the bad tracks that have been flagged as bad the
last time that the drive had been formatted. It will then give the user the
opportunity to enter any additional bad track information before the drive is
formatted.
2.1 Option 1
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If a '1' is typed, the program will now ask the user if any information
about bad tracks is to be entered. If a 'y' is typed the user will be allowed
to enter up to 34 sets of bad cylinder and head numbers. After the user has
entered all the known bad track numbers the 'ESC' should be pressed. The
program will now allow the user to change any of the bad cylinder and head
numbers previously entered.
When this process has been completed, or if no bad track information
was entered, the user will be given the FINAL opportunity to abort the
program. If the user chooses to proceed, the program will then go ahead and
format the drive. The program cannot be aborted during the formatting.
During the formatting the program will display the previously entered
bad track numbers as they flagged on the drive. It will also display the
numbers of any bad tracks that it cannot format.
2.2 Option 2
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If a '2' is typed, the program will search the entire drive and will
display the numbers of all of the bad tracks that have been flagged as bad the
last time that the drive had been formatted. It will then ask if any additional
bad track numbers are to be added. If a 'y' is entered the user will be allowed
to enter up to 34 sets of bad cylinder and head numbers and the program will
proceed as described in section 2.1. If a 'n' was entered the final warning
will be given to allow the user to abort the program, and the program will
proceed as described in section 2.1.
3. Ending The Program
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When the program has completed the formatting, or if the user has
chosen to abort the program when given the opportunity to do so, the program
will prompt the user to prepare the system for a re-boot. At this point the
program diskette should be removed and the DOS system diskette should be
inserted. After pressing any key the system will re-boot and return to DOS.
If the disk has been formatted it must now be partitioned using FDISK.