Disk/External Storage Devices - Yamaha AW2816 Owner's Manual

Using the internal hard disk/external storage devices
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Here's how an external drive (external hard disk or
MO drive) connected to the SCSI connector can be
formatted. Use the following procedure to format an
external drive if you want to import/export WAV files
via an external drive, or to use an external drive to
back up AW2816 song data.
1
Press the [FILE] key
The FILE screen/Disk Util. page will appear.
2
Turn the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the SCSI
ID of the drive that you want to format,
and press the [ENTER] key.
The display will change as follows.
3
Move the cursor to the TYPE area, and use
the [DATA/JOG] dial to select one of the
following two file systems for which the
disk will be formatted.
• ORIGINAL
This is the AW2816's native file system. Select
this if you want to use this drive or media for
song backup.
• FAT16
This is a file system used by PC operating systems
(MS-DOS, Windows 95, 98, Me, etc.). Select this
if you want to use this drive or media to
exchange files with your computer.
The AW2816 does not support the "FAT32" file sys-
tem used by Windows 95 OSR2 and later.
Tip!
For details on exchanging files with your computer,
refer to page 167.
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Formatting an external drive
[F3] key.
4
Move the cursor to either the QUICK or the
NORMAL button, and press the [ENTER]
key to select the formatting method.
The formatting method will depend on the button
you select.
• QUICK
A logical format will be performed on the drive
or media. (This is a procedure that writes the
directory structure and other information onto
the disk. Also called "initializing.") This method
can also be used to quickly erase data from a
drive or media that has already been physically
formatted.
• NORMAL
A physical format will be performed on the drive
or media. (This procedure physically prepares the
drive or media to accept data.) Depending on the
size of the drive or media, this can require a
length of time ranging from several minutes to an
hour or more. Use this method before using a
newly-purchased drive or media.
Regardless of the button you select, pressing the
[ENTER] key will display a popup window that
asks you to confirm the formatting operation.
5
To execute the format, move the cursor to
the OK button and press the [ENTER] key.
To cancel without formatting, move the
cursor to the CANCEL button and press the
[ENTER] key.
When you move the cursor to the OK button and
press the [ENTER] key, formatting will begin.
It is not possible to halt the process while formatting
is taking place.
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