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 : mm 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.

=

1

Count of tracks flagged bad

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 1 (Y/N)

For an Epson hard disk drive, it is best to accept the recommended skewed sector (also called the interleave factor) of 1, since this setting allows your drive to perform more efficiently. For other hard disk drives, you may need to change this value if the documentation that came with the disk recommends a different number.

To accept the default, select Y. Then go to step 3.To enter a new value, select N. You see the following prompt:Enter new skewed sectors in format (1-16):

Enter the recommended number, which equals the maximum sector number for the drive minus 1. Then press [En(wl.

Formatting a Hard Disk 6-5