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CHAPTER 10
PARTITION FMT (Reformat a SCSI disk partition)
This job reformats a selected partition on the SCSI disk, deleting any information
contained in that partition. This job has no effect on information in other partitions.
Note that you cannot use this job to add or delete partitions: if you wish to change
the number of partitions on the disk, you must use either the SCSI QUICK FMT job
or the SCSI FORMAT job.
Procedure
1.
Be sure that the SCSI device is correctly mounted (→ p.32). If the device uses remov-
able disks, be sure that you have inserted the disk that you want to format.
2.
Press DISK | UTILITY to enter this job. Then turn the dial as necessary to select DISK
FORMAT, and press [OK].
3.
Turn the dial to select PARTITION FMT, and press [OK].
▼ The SU700 displays PARTITION=P
x
(where x is the number of an existing parti-
tion.)
NOTE:
If you have not installed the optional SCSI board (ASIB1 board), nothing will happen
when you press [OK]. In this case you should press [CANCEL] as necessary to return to
the main screen.
4.
Turn the dial to select the partition that you wish to format (P1 to P
y
, where P
y
is the
highest existing partition on the disk).
5.
Press [OK].
▼ The SU700 displays the ARE YOU SURE? confirmation message. If you do not
wish to continue, press [CANCEL] several times to return to the main screen.
6.
Press [OK] again to begin the format.
▼ The SU700 displays EXECUTING... to indicate that formatting is in progress, then
returns you to the main screen when formatting is completed.
NOTE:
If the SCSI disk is not correctly mounted, the SU700 will display the message SCSI DRV
NOT RDY. In this case, press [OK] or [CANCEL] to return to the main screen. Then
check the SCSI drive setup.