4.The program now allows you to edit the defective track table. At the bottom of the table is this prompt:

Modify defective track table ? (Y/N)

Select N to leave the table as it is. Then skip the following section and go to “Formatting the Disk” on page A-8.

To add bad tracks to the defective track table, see the next section.

Modifying the Defective Track Table

If you select Y to modify the table, you see the following options at the bottom of the table:

Defective Track Table : Move box cursor to desired track with cursor key

A = Add track, C = Change track,

D = Delete track, F = Finish editing Enter command :

To add a bad track, follow these steps:

1.Press [Al. You see this prompt:

Enter cylinder number (1 - nnnn):

2.Type the number of the cylinder containing the bad track and press [Enter. You see this prompt:

Enter head number (0 - nn):

3.Type the head number for the bad track and press [Enter.

To cancel the operation, press [Enter] without typing a value.

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