Option 1, Format - Epson 3865X Plus User Manual

Option 1, Format

If you select
you see the following (for a disk that does not have a defective
track table):
Format Hard Disk
Scan hard disk to get defective track
information
(If the disk already has a defective track table, you do not see
the message because the disk does not need to be scanned for
bad tracks.)
Select Y to scan the disk or
If you select
messages during the process:
Scanning for flagged bad tracks...
Head
You see the head and cylinder numbers decrease
progresses. After scanning the disk, the program displays the
results, such as the following:
Scanning finished.
Count of tracks flagged bad
Count of tracks with other errors
Count of good tracks
Next you see the following prompt:
Accept recommended skewed sectors in
format
l-Format
N
Y, the program scans the disk and displays these
: nnn
Cylinder
: 1 ? (Y/N)
Physically Formatting a Hard Disk
from the Hard Disk Format Menu,
< Drive
? (Y/N)
to skip the scanning process.
: nnnnn
1:
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