Commodore A 2091-40 - Page 48

The A2091 Installation Software Disk
Click on this box to open the Change Drive Type
screen. You can use this screen to select the drive
type
you
are
using.
You
can
also
record
the
specifications of new drive types, or change the
specifications of previously recorded drive types.
Click on this box to open the Bad Blocks screen.
You can use this screen to keep a list of areas on
the
hard
disk
that
have
developed
errors.
For
complete instructions please see the explanation of
the Bad Blocks screen
Click on this box to perform a low-level format of the
selected drive. This procedure will erase all inform-
ation on the drive.
When preparing a new drive for the first time you
will select Low-level Format. A low-level format will
erase all the information on the disk. A low-level
format
will
take
up
to
ten
minutes.
Note
that
with
most SCSI hard disks, the hard disk LED on the
front of the Amiga will not be on during a low-level
format.
Clicking on the box labeled Partition Drive opens
the Partitioning screen. This screen allows you to
divide the space on the hard disk into smaller
sections with individual device names, to set
partitions as bootable with individual boot priorities,
and to change each partition's file system. For
complete
instructions
please
see
the
explanation
of
the Partitioning screen.
Clicking on the box labeled Verify Data on Drive
performs
a
scan
of
the
selected
drive
in
order
to
locate any bad sectors. This procedure will mark as
unusable any such blocks found, and will add these
blocks to the Bad Block List. Refer to page 4-1 for
hard disk error management.
Note that some hard disks, such as some Seagates,
do not support this feature, and may cause your
system
to
lock
up.
If
you
select
Verity
Data
on
Drive,
and ten minutes pass without the screen message
changing,
your
hard
disk
does
not
support
this
feature. If this occurs, reboot your system and omit
this procedure.