NIOA VS-880 TIP 620-0002:

Optimize and DeFragging, explanation

The Optimize feature on the VS allows you to get space back from unused recordings. The trade-off? You give up your right to perform UNDOs. This is NOT the same thing as de-fragging your hard drive.

Want to defrag your hard drive? After backing everything up onto a zip or some other backup format, do the following:

Back up your work first!!!

SYSTEM (tap tap) until you see "SYS DriveInitialize?".

Press the YES cursor.

Display reads "SYS Init.Drive=IDE:0".

Use the jogwheel to select the drive which you want to format.

Press the Right side PARAMETER [>>] once.

Display reads "SYS PhysicalFmt=Off".

Use the jogwheel to change this to "SYS PhysicalFmt=On".

Continue by pressing the YES cursor to the remaining series of questions.

It is the process of Initializing (i.e formatting) the drive using Physical ON which defragments the drive.

Doing the Disk Initialize will wipe out all your stuff!

DISCLAIMER: By writing this post, I am not responsible if you screw up and accidently erase stuff you didn't mean to! Don't be a bonehead.

Laura Tyson

LTYSON@compuserve.com

19 Jan 1998

1998/03


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