Siemens PANEL PC 877 User Manual

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Maintenance and service 
 
12.5 Installing Software 
SIMATIC Panel PC 877 
Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, A5E00877780-01 
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Note 
Once you have changed the configuration of your hard disk with DiskPart, you will need to 
reboot the PC for the changes to go into effect. 
Boot again from the Recovery CD to format the partitions. 
 
Format primary partition 
1.  Boot from the Recovery CD to format the partitions. Follow the screen instructions until 
the Recovery functions window is displayed. 
2.  Select "Start command prompt" in the Recovery functions window. In the command 
interface that opens, enter the following command: 
format DL:/FS:File System 
DL = Drive letter of the partition to be formatted. Valid values: C, D, E, F etc. 
File system = Specifies the type of file system. Valid values: FAT, FAT32, NTFS. 
NTFS is the factory setting for all Windows operating systems. 
Example for a master hard disk on the IDE bus: 
format C:/FS:NTFS 
 
 
Note 
Parameter overview 
format /? shows all parameters of the command.