Epson 386/33 PLUS User Manual

The Hard disk format program performs a low-level format on

your hard disk. If your computer came with a factory-installed

hard disk or if you have installed an optional Epson hard disk,

it has already been formatted for you.

You may need to format the hard disk if you have installed a

new, non-Epson hard disk in your computer that has never

received this type of low-level format and did not come with

its own format utility.

You must still partition and format the hard disk for the

operating system after performing this low-level format. See

your operating system manuals for instructions.

The hard disk format procedure destroys any data on your

hard disk.

You may want to reformat a hard disk if you have a serious

problem with the drive. However, before formatting a disk

with data on it, try every other recovery procedure described in

your operating system manuals. Then back up all the data on

the disk before you begin.

If you do not enter a bad track list before you format the

disk, the format program analyzes the surface of the hard

disk to determine the bad tracks.

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