Epson EISA Desktop Reformatting a Used Disk, Option, Starting the Formatting Process, B-4, Selecting an Option, Enter drive number ? (l/2)

Reformatting a Used Disk

To reformat a disk you have been using, follow these steps:

1.Use the Non-destructive surface analysis option to check for unflagged bad tracks.

2.If errors occur during the Non-destructive surface analysis, back up your hard disk to diskettes.

3.Run the Destructive surface analysis option to update the defective track table.

4.Run the Format option to format the disk.

Selecting an Option

When you use this program, you often need to select an option from a menu. There are two ways to do this:

LJ Use the arrow keys (IT), IT], It], [:I ) to highlight the option and press CEnter)

0 Type the number of the option and press IEnter

You can select almost any option that appears on the screen using either method.

Starting the Formatting Process

If you have more than one hard disk drive, you see this prompt:

Enter drive number ? (l/2)

Select 1 for the first hard disk or 2 for the second hard disk. Then see the instructions below for the Hard Disk Format Menu option you want to use.

B-4Formatting a Hard Disk