YOKOGAWA SL1400 - Formatting the Storage Medium

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13.6 Formatting the Storage Medium
CAUTION
• Never remove the storage medium (disk) or turn OFF the power while the
access indicator or the PC card or hard disk icon is blinking. Such acts can
damage the storage medium or destroy the data on the medium.
• If the SL1400 cannot recognize a formatted medium, format the disk again on
the SL1400. Note that all the data on the disk are cleared when the disk is
formatted. Make sure to back up important data beforehand.
Procedure
1. Press FILE.
2. Press the Utility soft key. The Utility setup menu and the File List window
appear.
Selecting the Storage Medium to Be Formatted
3. Press the Function soft key. The file function selection menu is displayed.
4. Press the Format soft key. A media list is displayed in the File List window. (Net
Drive cannot be formatted.)
5. Turn the jog shuttle to select the storage medium to be formatted.
If no external SCSI devices (option) or USB storage devices are detected, the
internal hard disk option is not installed and only the PC card is inserted in the
drive, only [PC card] is displayed.