Akai mpc2000 User Manual

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Chapter 9: Disk Operation

1. Connect the MPC2000 to an external SCSI drive using SCSI con-

nectors.  For details on how to connect an external SCSI drive, refer
to “Connecting an External SCSI Drive.”

2. Press DISK (3 on the numeric keypad) while holding down the

SHIFT key to enter Disk mode.  The format screen appears when
you press FORMAT[F4].

3. Select the ID of the SCSI drive in the Device: field.

The Vender=, Product=, Ver.= fields will display the
unique data of the selected disk drive.  The total disk capacity will
appear under the icon on the far right.

4. Set the partitioning.  When you are using a large disk such as a

hard disk, it is easier to manage the files by dividing the disk space.
The divided parts are called partitions and are named in alphabeti-
cal order.  The Partition size= field will display each parti-
tion set in the Parts: field.
When A-A is selected in the Parts: field, the disk will not be
partitioned.  When A-D is selected in the Parts: field, the disk
will be divided into four partitions: A, B, C, and D.  The disk space
will be equally divided.  In the above illustration, the total disk
space is 400 Mega, and therefore, each partition space is 100Mega.

5. Press DO IT[F5] to format.

If a disk such as a CD-ROM cannot be written to is selected in the
Device: field, Disk write error will appear, and the
disk will not be formatted.

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Note: MPC2000 is not compatible with the 1024K sector MO

disk.