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Modifying the defective track table, Modify defective track table ? (y/n), At the bottom of the table is this prompt – Epson 386/25 User Manual

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

Cylinder Head

Cylinder Head

Cylinder Head

Cylinder Head

Cylinder Head

nnn nn

Defective Track Table:

Modify defective track table ? (Y/N)

At the bottom of the table is this prompt:

Modify defective track table ? (Y/N)

Select

N

to leave the table as it is. Then skip the following

section and go on to “Formatting the Disk” on page C-9.

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

below.

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

A = Add track, C = Change track, D = Delete track, F = Finish editing

Enter corm-and :

To add a bad track, follow these steps:

1.

Press A. You see this prompt:

Enter cylinder number (1 -nnnn):

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