Yamaha A3000 - Format

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Chapter 7 DISK Mode
FORMAT
Formats the selected SCSI disk. (Fast format)
PROGRAM
TRIM / LOOP
RECORD
PROGRAM
TOTAL EQ
PLAY
EDIT
REC
DISK
UTILITY
SAMPLE
MAP / OUT
SETUP
SAMPLE
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EASY EDIT
FILTER
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SEQUENCE
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EG
EFFECT
VOLUME
MASTER
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MIDI / CTRL
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IMPORT
MIDI
Press the COMMAND key, then turn Knob 1 to select >FORMAT.
Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5
Turn action ✔✔✔ --
Push action ✔ --✔✔
Use this command to fast-format and partition a SCSI disk.
Important
• Formatting a disk causes loss of all data on the disk.
• You can divide the disk into as many as 8 partitions when formatting it, but you
cannot set specific partition sizes. The A3000 automatically generates equally sized
partitions.
• The A3000 cannot use partitions larger than 512 megabytes. Be sure to set enough
partitions to keep partition size to 512MB or less.
• This operation applies fast formatting (logical formatting) only. If you need to format
a disk that was previously used with another device, please use the PHYS_FMT (physical
format) command instead (☞254).
FYI
• You cannot use this command to format floppy disks. To format a floppy disk, use the
FD_FMT command page. (☞258)
• If you need to format a specific partition only, use the PART_FMT command␣ (☞256).
• The A3000 uses a proprietary disk format for SCSI disks. The format is compatible
with the Yamaha A7000, but is not recognized by computers or other such devices.