Chapter 7 Disk Mode; About The Disk Mode - Yamaha A4000 Owner's Manual

About the DISK Mode

About the DISK Mode

The DISK mode provides acces to functions for loading data from or saving data to floppy disk, hard disk, CD-ROM, and other
storage media. A range of functions for managing disks, volumes, and SCSI devices are also provided.
DISK Mode Functions & Commands
The DISK MODE consists of the following 6 functions and 1 command selected via the [F1] through [F6] buttons and [COM-
MAND/EXIT] button.
[F1] PROGRAM Button
Loads programs from floppy disk, hard disk, or other media (page 167).
1 display page is provided: PgmLoad (Program Load).
[F2] SAMPLE Button
Loads samples and sample banks from floppy disk, hard disk, or other media (page 169).
1 display page is provided: SmpLoad (Sample Load).
[F3] SEQUENCE Button
Loads sequences from floppy disk, hard disk, or other media (page 171).
1 display page is provided: SeqLoad (Sequence Load).
[F4] VOLUME Button
Selects and creates volumes on floppy or hard disk, and allows loading all data in a volume at once (page 172).
1 display page is provided: Volume.
[F5] DISK Button
Functions for selecting disks, renaming disks, mounting and unmounting hard disks and CD-ROM drives,
and specifying the A5000/A4000's own SCSI ID number (page 173).
2 display pages are provided: Disk and Setup.
[F6] IMPORT Button
Allows importing computer-format wave files as well as sample data originally created for other equipment
(page 175).
1 display page is provided: Import.
[COMMAND/EXIT] Button
Disk, save, format, volume copy, backup, and other disk-related operations not included in the functions
(page 177).
7 display pages are provided: SAVE, FORMAT, COPY VOL (Copy Volume), SYS FILE (System File),
BACKUP, CD-DA, and LOAD OS (Load Operating System).
Drives, Disks, & Volumes
Drive .............. The internal floppy disk unit, internal or external SCSI hard disks, or internal IDE hard
Disk................ The term "disks" refers to removable media such as floppy or ZIP disks, as well as to parti-
Volume .......... A "volume" is sort of a virtual "container" which can be used to hold a number of pro-
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Chapter 7 DISK Mode

• The DISK MODE includes several functions — FORMAT, for example — which can irreversably erase all data from storage
media. Use the DISK MODE functions with caution!
disks are all "drives."
tions created on hard disks. With the A5000/A4000, SCSI and IDE hard disks can be for-
matted with up to 8 partitions (disks). Floppy disks cannot be partitioned.
grams, samples, etc. Multiple volumes can be created on hard disks.
• A5000/A4000