Hard Disk Format

The Hard disk format program performs a low-level format on your hard disk. If your computer came with a factory-installed hard disk or if you have installed an optional Epson hard disk, it has already been formatted for you.

You may need to format the hard disk if you have installed a new, non-Epson hard disk in your computer that has never received this type of low-level format and did not come with its own format utility.

You must still partition and format the hard disk for the operating system after performing this low-level format. See your operating system manuals for instructions.

Caution

The hard disk format procedure destroys any data on your hard disk.

You may want to reformat a hard disk if you have a serious problem with the drive. However, before formatting a disk with data on it, try every other recovery procedure described in your operating system manuals. Then back up all the data on the disk before you begin.

Note

If you do not enter a bad track list before you format the disk, the format program analyzes the surface of the hard disk to determine the bad tracks.

Performing System Diagnostics

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