Formatting Cards
Format the PC Card HDD
The product numbers for cards that can be formatted using the unit are given below. Card product numbers not listed cannot be formatted (as of Oct. 1, 2002).
Matsushita | Toshiba | Melco | Io Data | Logitech | Kingston |
•PAMHD002 | Devices | ||||
| •PAMHD005 | 2GB | |||
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1 Display the menu. (p. 19)
•See page 20 for menu details.
2 Press 
to select
3 Press 
to select “YES”, then press SET.
•Selected item flashes until SET is pressed.
•Press MENU to redisplay menu.
YES
NO
Copy Mode
4 Press 
to select “YES”, then
press SET. | FORMAT? YES | |
NO | ||
• To cancel format, select “NO”. | ||
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Caution regarding PC Card HDD Formats
•Formatting a PC Card HDD with this unit must be done in Copy mode, not PC mode (USB connection). However, if the disk has multiple partitions created on a device, such as a notebook PC, formatting on this unit will restore the disk to a single partition (factory default). To avoid this, use the same device used previously to format the card.
•Windows 95/98 has a FDISK.EXE utility for managing disk partitions, but it must never be used to partition a PC Card HDD. Otherwise, the storage capacity of the PC Card HDD will be reported incorrectly, and it will no longer work properly. Also, do not use Windows 95/98 to format a PC Card HDD that contains multiple partitions or data in other partitions of the disk may become corrupted, and any saved data may become unusable.
•Only the first partition of a multi partition disk created on a separate device, such as a notebook PC will be recognized.
•Also avoid formatting other types of PC Cards using PC mode (USB connection), otherwise the format may not be mutually recognizable by the computer and the unit, or data corruption may occur. Always use the unit to format PC Cards.
Caution regarding Formatting
•When a card is formatted, all data saved on the card is irreversibly deleted.
Check the card storage capacity and any data stored on the card, then copy important data to another drive or card before formatting. Also, since some files types can only be displayed on a PC, use a PC to check card contents.
•When using this unit to format cards, use only the correct type of card. Always check card storage capacity and any stored data before formatting.
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