Modifying the Defective Tack Table
If you select
Y
to modify the table, you see the following
options at the bottom of the table:
Defective Track Table : Move box cursor to
desired track with cursor
key
A
=
Add track,C I Change track,
D = Delete track, F = Finish editing
Enter command :
To add a bad track, follow these steps:
1.
Press [Al. You see this prompt:
Enter cylinder number (1 -
nann):
2.
Type the number of the
cylinder
containing the bad track and
press
[You see this prompt:
Enter head number (0 - nn):
3.
Type the head number for the bad track and press I. (To
cancel the operation, press IEnbr) without typing a value.)
When you complete a valid entry, it appears in the table and
you can add the next bad track, if necessary.
If you make a mistake, move the cursor block to the incorrect
track and press [cl to change the track data or
[DJ
to delete the
track from the table. Change the track data in the same way as
you add a track.
The
maximum valid cylinder number and head number (nnnn
and
nn)
vary according to the capacity of the hard disk. If you
enter an invalid cylinder or head number, a reminder of the
range of values appears and the program asks you to enter the
value again.
Formatting a Hard Disk
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