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| Subject: |   Using the LXTFMT.EXE Low Level Format Program       |
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| Nr: |TN-9512-002 | Revision: | 03 | Date: |  29 March 1999       |
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| Model:   |  LXT Series IDE/AT  | Product:  |     LXTFMT.EXE      |
|          |  Hard Drives Only   |---------------------------------+
|          |                     | Version:  |         1.0         |
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| Summary: |  This Technical Note describes the steps to be        |
|          |  followed to perform a low level format on a Maxtor   |
|          |  LXT series hard drive using the LXTFMT.EXE program   |
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| Disclaimer: |This Document is provided as is without any warranty|
|             |of any kind, either expressed or implied. In no     |
|             |event will MAXTOR CORPORATION be liable to you for  |
|             |any damages, including any loss of profit or        |
|             |savings, arising out of the use or inability to use |
|             |the information contained in this document. Maxtor  |
|             |Corporation makes no representations or warranties  |
|             |with respect to the contents hereof and specifically|
|             |disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability |
|             |or fitness for any particular purpose.              |
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|                            Y2K Ready                             |
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|  The functionality of Maxtor utility programs are not affected   |
|  by the date (year). None of these programs use calendar dates,  |
|  therefore they are not affected by the coming century date      |
|  change.                                                         |
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The LXTFMT.EXE program is ONLY to be used with Maxtor LXT-XXXAT 
Series Hard Disk Drives. The LXTFMT.EXE program will Low Level 
format the hard drive and restore the media to its original factory 
format.

NOTICE: The LXTFMT.EXE program is provided as is without any warranty 
of any kind, either expressed or implied. The entire risk as to the 
quality and performance of the program is with the user. In no event 
will MAXTOR CORPORATION be liable to you for any damages, including 
any loss of profit or savings, arising out of the use or inability to 
use this software. Maxtor Corporation makes no representations or 
warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically 
disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for 
any particular purpose.

! WARNING !
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All data on the drive will be lost when using this utility. Back up your 
data before running this utility. Maxtor recommends removing any other 
hard drives from the system before using this utility.

LXTFMT.EXE should ONLY be used if these criteria are met:
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* The Maxtor hard drive is a LXT IDE/AT Series hard drive.
* The hard drive MUST be installed on the primary port of the system.
  NOTE: The LXTFMT.EXE utility is effective on all Maxtor LXT series 
  IDE/AT hard drives. Contact Maxtor Technical Assistance 
  (1-800-2MAXTOR option #1) for available low-level format utilities
  and/or diagnostics for other Maxtor products.

LXTFMT.EXE can be obtained from the following:
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* Maxtor Utilities Diskette (MUD) version 7.0 or higher
* Maxtor's World Wide Web Site. Download the file named "LXTLLF.EXE".
  NOTE: LXTLLF.EXE is a self-extracting file containing the LXTFMT.EXE file.
  Please see "Extracting LXTLLF.EXE" for proper file extraction procedures.

Extracting LXTLLF.EXE:
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This file is compressed, and self-extracting. Prior to extraction, Maxtor 
recommends that user's copy LXTLLF.EXE to a formatted, DOS (5.0 or higher), 
Windows 95, or Windows 98 3.5" floppy diskette.
1. Insert the floppy disk containing LXTLLF.EXE in the appropriate floppy 
   disk drive and establish operations at that drive's DOS prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type "LXTLLF" and press the [Enter] key. At this 
   point, two files will be extracted to the floppy disk:
    LXTFMT.EXE - Low Level Format Utility for Maxtor LXT Series IDE/AT 
     hard drives
    LXTFMT.TXT - Text file giving procedures to run LXTFMT.EXE
     NOTE: LXTFMT.TXT is this document.

                              Technicians Overview
The following is a brief synopsis of how to run the LXTFMT.EXE utility:
 Clean boot the system to the A: prompt
 Insert the floppy diskette containing the LXTFMT.EXE
 Change to the appropriate directory path containing the LXTFMT.EXE utility
 Type LXTFMT and press the [Enter] key
 From the Main Menu, type "0" for Primary/Master or type "1" for 
  Primary/Slave and press the [Enter] key. The low level format will 
  then commence.
 If the format completes with No-Errors, partition and high level format via 
  the operating system. If any error is encountered and the LXTFMT.EXE returns 
  an Error Code, the drive is no longer usable, verify the hard drive's warranty 
  status and contact Maxtor Customer Service (1-800-2MAXTOR option #2) for 
  Out of Warranty Upgrade options.

                                 OVERVIEW COMPLETE

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                              Step by Step Procedure

The following is the step by step procedures to Low-Level Format the hard 
drive via LXTFMT.EXE:
1. Clean Boot your system to the "A:" prompt with a bootable DOS system diskette.
2. Insert the Maxtor Utility Diskette or the diskette containing the downloaded 
   uncompressed file in the 3.5 inch Floppy Disk Drive and establish operations 
   at that drives prompt. 
3. If using the Maxtor Utilities Diskette, type "cd llfdiag\lxt" and press the 
   [Enter] key. The DOS prompt will change to {drive}:\llfdiag\lxt>.
4. Type "LXTFMT" and press the [Enter] key. This will execute the low-level 
   program and bring up the Main Menu screen.

                                 Maxtor Corporation
                                   LXT-xxxA Drive
                            Format Unit Utility Program
                            (Format with P and G Lists)


                         Drive number (0 for C:, 1 for D:): 

5. Type "0" for primary/master drive or type "1" for primary/slave and press 
   the [Enter] key.
   NOTE: Upon selecting the drive to format, the low-level format procedure 
   will commence immediately.
   If the format completes with No-Errors, partition and high level format 
   via your operating system. If any error is encountered and the LXTFMT.EXE 
   returns an Error Code, the drive is no longer usable. Customers may wish to 
   contact Maxtor Customer Service (1-800-2MAXTOR option #2) if interested 
   in Out of Warranty Upgrade options.