Yamaha A5000 Owner's Manual - Page 179

7. DISK COMMANDS Cursor q Cursor w Cursor q Turn action Press action Knob 1 Cursor EXEC Knob 2 - - Knob 3 Format Type - Knob 4 Drive ID - 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) • Logical ... Applies logical formatting to a hard disk, ZIP disk, or similar medium. This is the normal choice for formatting such media (page 177). • Physical ... Applies physical and logical formatting to a SCSI hard disk, MO disk, or similar media. Use this option if logical formatting alone does not succeed with the selected disk (page 177). For information on the OnePartition, FD (Quick), FD (2HD), and FD (2DD) options, refer to pages 178 and 180, respectively. Knob 4 [ Turn] Drive ID Specifies the ID of the drive to be formattted. When a drive ID is selected, the drive's manufacturer and product number will appear immediately above the drive ID. [Range] SCSI 0 - SCSI 7 (SCSI 0 - 7), IDE M (IDE Master), IDE S (IDE Slave) 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 Turn action Press action Knob 1 Cursor EXEC Knob 2 - - Knob 3 - RENAME... Knob 4 - - Knob 5 Number of Partitions EXEC&CONT Knob 1 Same function as Cursor q (page 179). Knob 3 [ Press] RENAME... Calls the display which allows entering a name for a partition to be created. See page 81 for details on character entry. During normal sampler operation the partition name is handled and displayed as a disk name. If more than one partition has been created, the disk names corresponding to each partition are the partition name followed by a number. The partition name is shown in the "PartitionName" section of the display. Knob 5 [ Turn] Number of Partitions Specifies the number of partitions to be created on the drive to be formatted. [Range] 1 - 8 [ Press] EXEC&CONT (Execute & Continue) Press this knob to call the format confirmation display. Press Knob 5 (YES) to actually execute the format operation. Formatting a Single Partition On a Hard Disk, ZIP Drive, etc. A single selected partition on a formatted hard disk, ZIP drive, or similar medium can be reformatted (logical format) as follows: Use Knob 3 to select the OnePartition Format Type. • When a partition is formatted all data it contains is irreversably erased. Use this function with caution! • The formatting used by the A5000/A4000 is a special Yamaha format which directly compatible with the A3000, but not with other computers or devices. [Operation] 1. Select the OnePartition Format Type. 2. Use the Drive ID parameter to select the drive containing the parti- tion to be reformatted. 3. Use Knob 5 (Partition Number) to specify the partitions to be refor- matted. 179 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 A5000/A4000 • Chapter 7 DISK Mode