Disk/SCSIi I Operationsi

Renaming/deleting/creating Directories

The explanations here apply to step #3 of the Basic Procedure on page 150.

●Select the desired menu.

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Execute each operation by following the on-screen instructions.

Formatting a Disk

Setting up commercially available blank floppy disks for use with 9000Pro is called formatting. This function is also useful for quickly deleting unnecessary files from an already formatted disk. Be careful when using this operation, since it automatically deletes all data on the disk.

The explanations here apply to step #3 of the Basic Procedure on page 150.

CAUTION

• Formatting a disk completely

erases all data on the disk,

so be sure that the disk

you’re formatting does not

contain important data!

●Select the device to be formatted.

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Select this to display the properties of the selected disk.

This allows you to assign a password for future formatting operations on the 9000Pro. Once a password is assigned, no device can be formatted without first specifying the password. This ensures that no one else, intentionally or inad- vertently, will be able to format the device.

Pressing this button calls up the Name Entry display (page 46), from which you can enter the password. A maximum of 8 characters can be entered for the name, and both capital and lowercase letters can be used.

• Hard disk drives of a maximum

8 GB capacity can be format-

ted; however, the maximum

partition size is 2 GB. For

example, an 8 GB hard disk

drive would have to be format-

ted into four separate 2 GB

partitions.

• Hard disk drives of a capacity

greater than 8 GB can be

installed; however, the

9000Pro is capable of format-

ting only up to a maximum 8

GB on the drive.

• Make sure to write down

your password and keep in a

separate, secure location, in

case you forget it.

Execute the Format operation by following the on-screen instructions.

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