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Chapter 6 : Working with Hard Disks
Chapter 6 : Working with Hard Disks
Chapter 6 : Working with Hard Disks
6 Working with Hard Disks
After connecting your hard disk, setting the SCSI ID, and installing the SCSI terminator,
you will need to format the hard disk before it can be used. The system will not recognize
an unformatted hard disk.
Formatting
Most SCSI hard disks are supplied with their own disk-formatting software. Please format
the disk according to directions given in the hard disk's operating manual.
The formatting program will probably ask you to specify the disk's SCSI ID number. This
is the ID number that you set using the thumbwheel or DIP switch on the hard disk unit.
You may also be asked to set the interleave value; if so, refer to the hard disk's operating
manual for the appropriate response. Also check your computer's manual for additional
information about connection of SCSI disk drives.
File management and backup
Once you have stored sound files to disk, you can copy, delete, or size-check them using
the same commands that you use for your other computer files.
You can also back them up using conventional data compression and backup utilities.
However, due to the relatively large size of sound files, floppy disks are not the most
effective backup media. Removable hard disks and magneto-optical disks are well suited
to this task; commonly available sizes include 88MB, 128MB, and 650MB.
Another backup option is to digitally transfer your sound files to a DAT recorder. You can
then record them back to the CBX-D3 if the need arises.
Computer utilities
There are many computer utilities available for managing files and hard disks. Disk
defragmentation utilities are particularly useful, as described below. File compression
utilities, which increase the apparent disk capacity by compressing your files, are a
different matter. We recommend that you either avoid these or use them with extreme care,
as some of these utilities are incompatible with the CBX-D3 and may effectively destroy
your sound files.
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