kug-ch05 Page 3 Thursday, March 6, 1997 4:47 PM

Formatting the Hard Drive

H a r d D r i v e C o n s i d e r a t i o n s

When a new unformatted hard disk drive is installed in the printer, it must be formatted before it will be available for use. Formatting can be done when the printer is powered on after the installation.

The disk can be reformatted at any time. This is useful when it is desired to erase everything on the disk—all fonts, macros, and spooled print data. Also, in the unusual case of a problem with the disk, it may be desirable to reformat it, again at the expense of erasing everything on it.

Formatting is accomplished by selecting the Format the Disk option in the Test Menu. You will be warned of losing data and asked two times to confirm the formatting by pressing Up.

C h a p t e r 5 : U s i n g t h e H a r d D r i v e / D o w n l o a d i n g F o n t s ❖ 5-3