FJ-IDE Drive Initializer Utility Ver. 1.00
Copyright (c) 1997-98 Fujitsu Limited. All Rights Reserved.
November 24, 1998
This file contains immediate information for use with the
FJ-IDE Drive Initializer Utility Ver. 1.00.
DISCLAIMER
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The FJ-IDE Drive Initializer Utility is provided "as is" without any
warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not
limited to, the implied warranties of merchantibility and fitness for
a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance
of the program is with you. In no event will FUJITSU LIMITED or any of
its subsidiaries be liable to you for any damages, including any general,
special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or
inability to use this program ( including but not limited to any loss of
profit or savings, loss of data or a failure of the program to operate
with any other programs), even if FUJITSU LIMITED or any of its
subsidiaries has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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Version History
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Version 1.00 - Date: Nov. 21, 1998
- extracted Erase Feature from Low Level Format Utility
and made it as a separate tool
(hence, this program version)
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CONTENTS:
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1) Introduction
2) File size and build time
3) When do you need this program
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4) User's Guide ( Pls. read this part before using the program )
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1. INTRODUCTION
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This program version only with any FUJITSU IDE drive model
( 2.5" and 3.5" drives).
2. FILE SIZE and BUILD TIME
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To ensure correct operations, please check if your copy of the
program conforms with the ff. specifications:
File Size : 87,298 bytes
Build Time : 11-21-98 11:45 pm
3. WHEN DO YOU NEED THIS PROGRAM
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-- Erase --
This procedure performs a pseudo-formatting to the drive. It erases all
of your previous hard disk data and reinitializes it to '00' pattern.
By performing this task, you will be able to erase the whole user area
including your Master Boot Record, Partition Table, FAT
(File Allocation Table), and all the files and data it refers to.
If you have verified that your FUJITSU drive has no errors and doesn't
require a low level factory format, and you want to reinitialize
your drive (i.e. you want to migrate from one OS to another or
you want to re-install your OS but wants to be sure your drive
is clean), then you may want to perform the 'ERASE' function.
WARNING!!!
All the previous data will be lost when performing the 'Erase' task.
PLEASE BACKUP ALL YOUR IMPORTANT FILES BEFORE RUNNING THIS PROGRAM!!!
4. USER'S GUIDE
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4.1. Requirement
a) Operating System : DOS
* This version has only been tested from DOS 5.0 above
b) CPU: IBM-PC compatibles -> 80x86 CPU-Based motherboards
4.2. Running the program
4.2.1. Boot from a clean DOS disk.
4.2.2. Change to the drive/directory where FJERASE.EXE is located.
4.2.3. At the DOS prompt, type FJERASE to execute the program.
Program Switches:
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The program has some switches for certain operating
conditions. In normal conditions, default settings
are recommended to be used.
/? - displays the help screen
/A=C|L - /A=C implements CHS addressing mode during
verify routine.
- /A=L implements LBA addressing mode during
verify routine (default).
* Unless you are an IDE technical person, please refrain
from using the /A=C|L switch.
/R=1|0 - /R=1 performs a software reset during program
initialization process (default)
- /R=0 no software reset
* Some drive combinations may cause the system to hang or
stop responding for a while when the default /R=1
switch is used. In this case, use /R=0 switch.
*Note: You cannot run this program under WINDOWS environment.
If you are running Windows 95, restart your system in
MS-DOS mode.
4.3. Inside the program
At the startup routine, the program tries to identify all IDE drives
connected in your system (Primary and Secondary Port). This procees
may take some time.
Afterwhich, all the drives found will be displayed in the Main Menu
window with the corresponding valid product ID. Port with no drive(s)
connected will also be displayed with 'NONE' as its product ID.
Hotkeys are indicated in the taskbar. Use the up and down arrow keys
to move the current highlighted drive.
Hotkeys Definition:
F1 - Displays the Help Window
F4 - Reinitializes the whole hard disk user area to '00' data
pattern effectively erasing all its previous contents.
** Once this task is started, and even if you abort the
procedure, your hard disk data may already be lost and
irretrievable. Please remember that MBR, Partition
Tables and FAT are located in the first few cylinders
of your hard disk and this ERASE functions starts writing
from this area of your hard disk.
** The completion time for this task depends on the capacity
of your drive and the clock speed of your host processor.
(e.g. For a Pentium 133Mhz processor, it takes
approximately 10 minutes to erase the whole drive with
1 GB capacity.
This completion time doubles as your CPU clock speed
reduces to half. --- 66Mhz -> 20 minutes for 1Gb cap.)
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WARNING!!!
ALL DATA ON THE DRIVE WILL BE LOST. PLEASE BACKUP ALL YOUR
IMPORTANT DATA BEFORE PERFORMING THIS TASK.
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Enter - Displays basic information about the drive
Esc - Prompts to quit the program.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.