If you select Format from the Hard Disk Format Menu, you see the following (for a disk with no defective track table):
Format Hard Disk < Drive 1: >
Scan hard disk to get defective track information
(If the disk already has a defective track table, you do not see the message because the disk does not need to be scanned for bad tracks.)
1.Select Y to scan the disk or N to skip the scanning process.
If you select Y, the program scans the disk and displays these messages during the process:
Scanning for flagged bad tracks...
Head : nnn Cylinder : nnnnn
You see the head and cylinder numbers decrease as the program progresses. After scanning the disk, the program displays the results, such as the following:
Scanning finished.
Count | of | tracks flagged bad | = | 1 |
Count of tracks with other errors | = | 0 | ||
Count | of | good tracks | = | 4884 |
2.Next you see the following prompt:
Accept recommended skewed sectors in
format | : 1 ? (Y/N) |
Physically Formatting a Hard Disk | A - 5 |