Vector Graphic Vector 4 - Page 164

With all options, you can stop the procedure by pressing [CTRL C].
Otherwise, press a
[RETURN] when the diskette has been inserted. After a
few minutes, the screen will display:
FORMAT COMPLETE
A t this point, the disk prompt will return and you can go on to another
program.
FORMAT R
Enter this command line when you have several diskettes to format at one
time. This may save you time when, for instance, you
have just purchased a
new box of diskettes and you plan to format them all in a single sitting.
After entering the FORMAT R command line, all the screen prompts will
display as described above. However, when the first disk is formatted, the
screen will not display the FORMAT COMPLETE message, but will return to
the list of drive selections. This way you can format many diskettes, both
single and
double-sided, in one session. .
Once you have formatted your last diskette, simply enter a [CTRL C] and
Vector 4 CP 1M will return to command level.
FORMAT E
This option should
be used when an individual disk or diskette currentiy in use
is suspected of causing errors. After entering the command line shown
above,
the same prompts and list- of drive selections will appear. However, when the
disk
or diskette is formatted, the screen will display any error-causing
situations it has discovered while erasing and formatting the disk or diskette.
Remember
that you will lose all information on the disk when you format. Be
sure that you only format a hard disk if you have all the information that you
can save on either a backup diskette or another backup medium (such as
Vector Graphic's SAFSTOR tape backup system).
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Once the FORMAT E program lists the errors it uncovers, write down the
message exactiy
as it appears on the screen. Refer to the error listing in
Appendix
B, or check with your service contract for the appropriate step.
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