Formatting the Hard Disk Drive (2603)



Formatting the Hard Disk Drive

Hard disk drives normally contain tracks in excess of their stated capacity to allow for defective tracks. The user is notified by a diagnostic message when the defect limit has been reached and service is recommended.

The Advanced Diagnostics Format program is different from the operating system format program. Before the customer can transfer information from the backup diskettes to the hard disk drive, the hard disk drive must be formatted using the operating system format program. Have the customer refer to the operating system manual for a description of the hard disk preparation commands.

  All data on the selected hard disk drive will be destroyed during a format operation or surface analysis.

After formatting the hard disk drive, copy the System files from the Diagnostics diskette to the hard disk drive.

Restoring the TP500 Subdirectory

The TP500 subdirectory on the Diagnostics diskette and hard disk drive contains the following:


If the hard disk drive is reformatted or the files in the TP500 subdirectory on the hard disk drive are corrupted, copy the TP500 subdirectory on the Diagnostics diskette to the hard disk drive. To create a TP500 subdirectory on the hard disk drive and copy the files, do the following:
  The following is required to complete this procedure:

  1.  Power-on the computer.
  2.  At the DOS prompt, type

      md c:\TP500

     then press Enter. A TP500 subdirectory is created on the hard  disk drive.

  3.  Insert the Diagnostics diskette into the diskette drive.
  4.  Type

      copy a:\TP500\*.* c:\TP500\*.*

     then press Enter. The files are copied from the TP500  subdirectory on the  Diagnostics diskette to the TP500 subdirectory on the C drive.


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