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Modifying the defective track table – Epson 386SX User Manual

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The program now allows you to edit the table of defective

tracks:

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,” below.

To modify the defective track entries, select

Y.

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 command:

To add a bad track, follow these steps:

1. Press A. You see this prompt:

Enter cylinder number (1

-nnnn):

Physically Formatting a Hard Disk

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