Yamaha A5000 Owner's Manual - Page 178

7. DISK COMMANDS [Operation] 1. Insert the floppy disk to be formatted into the floppy disk drive. 2. Select the FD(Quick), FD(2HD), or FD(2DD) Format Type. 3. Use Knob 1 (EXEC) or Knob 5 (EXEC&CONT) to initiate execu- tion. When the confirmation display appears, press Knob 5 (YES) to execute the format operation. • If Knob 1 (EXEC) is used to execute the command, the command menu will be recalled after execution has finished. If Knob 5 (EXEC&CONT) is used to execute the command, the format display will be retained so you can continue and format other disks. Cursor q Cursor q Turn action Press action Knob 1 Cursor EXEC Knob 2 - - Knob 3 Format Type - Knob 4 - - Knob 5 - EXEC&CONT Knob 1 [ Turn] Cursor Positions the cursor. [ Press] EXEC (Execute) Press this knob to call the format confirmation display. Press Knob 5 (YES) to actually execute the format operation. Knob 3 [ Turn] Format Type Specifies the type of disk to be formatted and the type of formatting to be applied. [Range] Logical, Physical, OnePartition, FD(Quick), FD(2HD), FD(2DD) • FD(Quick) ... Applies logical formatting only to a floppy disk which has previously been formatted to MS-DOS format. If a disk which has not been formatted to MS-DOS format is inserted, the choices are automatically limited to FD(2HD) and FD(2DD). • FD(2HD) ... Formats a 2HD floppy disk. • FD(2DD) ... Formats a 2DD floppy disk. For information on the Logical, Physical, and OnePartition options, refer to pages 179 and 180, respectively. Knob 5 [ Press] EXEC&CONT (Execute & Continue) Press this knob to call the format confirmation display. Press Knob 5 (YES) to actually execute the format operation. Cursor w Cursor w Turn action Press action Knob 1 Cursor EXEC Knob 2 - - Knob 3 - RANAME... Knob 4 Drive ID - Knob 5 - EXEC&CONT Knob 1 Same function as Cursor q (page 178). Knob 3 [ Press] RENAME... Calls the display which allows entering a new name for the selected floppy disk. See page 81 for details on character entry. The floppy disk name is shown in the "FDName" section of the display. Knob 5 Same function as Cursor q (page 178). Formatting Hard Disks, ZIP Disks, and Similar Media SCSI or IDE hard disks, MO disks, ZIP disks, etc., are formatted as follows: Use Knob 3 to select the Logical or Physical Format Type. • When a disk is formatted all data it contains is irreversably erased. Use this function with caution! • When formatting a disk it is possible to specify the creation of 2 to 8 partitions, but the individual size of each partition cannot be specified. The total available disk space is equally divided to make up the number of partitions specified. • The maximum partition size which can be created by the A5000/ A4000 is 1 gigabyte. It is therefore necessary to create an appropriate number of partitions when formatting disks larger than 1 gigabyte. • The formatting used by the A5000/A4000 is a special Yamaha format which is directly compatible with the A3000, but not with other computers or devices. • The maximum disk size usable by the A5000/A4000 is 8 gigabytes (1 gigabyte x 8 partitions). Even if a larger disk is connected, only 8 gigabytes of the available space will be usable. [Operation] 1. Select the Logical or Physical Format Type. 2. Use the Drive ID parameter to select the drive to be formatted. 3. Use Knob 5 (Number of Partitions) to specify the number of parti- tions to be created. 4. Use Knob 1 (EXEC) or Knob 5 (EXEC&CONT) to initiate execu- tion. When the confirmation display appears, press Knob 5 (YES) to execute the format operation. • If Knob 1 (EXEC) is used to execute the command, the command menu will be recalled after execution has finished. If Knob 5 (EXEC&CONT) is used to execute the command, the format display will be retained so you can continue and format other disks. 178 Chapter 7 DISK Mode • A5000/A4000 q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q