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System Utilities

To enter a new value, select

You see the following prompt:

Enter new skewed sectors per head in format (O-16):

Enter the recommended number, which equals the maximum sector number for the

drive minus 1. The maximum sector number varies, depending on the drive type.

Then

press

Enter.

The program now allows you to edit the defective track table.

At the bottom of the

table is this prompt:

Modify defective track table ? (Y/N)

Select

if you want to leave the table as it is. Then skip the next section and go to

“Formatting the Disk” on page B-28.

To add bad tracks to the defective track table, see the next section.

Modifying the Defective Track Table

If you select Y to modify the table, you see the following options at the bottom of the table:

Defective Track Table :

Move

box

cursor

to desired track with

cursor key

Add track,

Change track, D = Delete track,

= Finish editing

Enter

command:

To add a bad track, follow these steps:

Press

You see this prompt:

Enter cylinder number (1 -nnnn):

Type the number of the cylinder containing the bad track and press

Enter.

You

see

this prompt:

Enter head

number

(0 - nn):

Type the head number for the bad track and press

Enter.

(To cancel the operation,

press

Enter

without typing a value.)

When you complete a valid entry, it appears in the table and you can add the next bad track,

if necessary.

If you make a mistake, move the cursor block to the incorrect track and press

to change

the track data or

to delete the track from the table. Change the track data in the same way

as you add a track

The maximum valid cylinder number and head number (nnnn and nn)

vary

according to the

capacity of the hard disk If you enter an invalid cylinder or head number, a reminder of the

range of values appears and the program asks you to enter the value again.

When you finish adding

all

the

bad

tracks,

press

Enter

without typing a value. Then check

the entries in the defective track table. When you are sure the table is correct, press

The

program displays a warning about the consequences of proceeding with formatting, as

described in the next section.

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