Epson U11, U12 Formatting the Disk, want to start, If you continue with formatting, you see:, select Y to Cancel formatting or N to continue

When you finish adding all the bad tracks, press m without typing a value. Then check the entries in the defective track table. When you are sure the table is correct, press [Fl. The program displays a warning about the consequences of proceeding with formatting, as described in the next section.

Formatting the DiskWhen you are ready to start formatting the disk, you see the following warning:

WARNING! ALL DATA WILL BE DESTROYED IN ALL PARTITIONS OF HARD DISK, NOT JUST IN MS-DOS PARTITION!

Do you want to start formatting ? (Y/N)

If you are not sure you want to format the hard disk, select N. If you are sure, select Y; the program gives you one more chance to cancel:

DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU HAVE BACKUP DISKETTE COPIES OF ALL YOUR FILES.

Do you want to exit and check your file copies ? (Y/N)

select Y to Cancel formatting or N to continue.If you continue with formatting, you see:

Format started.

Head : mm Cylinder : nnnnn

You see the head and cylinder numbers decrease as the program progresses.

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