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Chapter 5 - Disk Initialization Manager / Disk Initialization Manager Reference

Routines

The Disk Initialization Manager provides two routines (DILoad and DIUnload) that allow you to load and unload the package. The DIBadMount routine has two uses: to format uninitialized disks that the user inserts and to reinitialize volumes by erasing their data without changing their names. Last, three low-level routines (DIFormat, DIVerify, and DIZero) allow you to perform the steps of formatting, verifying, and zeroing the disk separately.

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Subtopics

Loading and Unloading the Disk Initialization Manager

Initializing a Disk

Low-Level Disk Initialization Routines