Epson 10020 User Manual

Preparing a Hard Disk for Use

If you have the Apex 100\20, your hard disk has already been

physically formatted, partitioned, and formatted for MS-DOS;
so you should not need to do anything to prepare it for use.
However, if you have installed a new hard disk in your
computer or you need to repartition or reformat the disk you

have been using, you may need to perform part or all of the
procedures described here.

This appendix explains how to do the following:

Use FDISK to create an MS-DOS partition on the hard disk

Use SELECT to format the partition for MS-DOS and

install MS-DOS on the disk

Use COPY to copy the remaining MS-DOS file to the hard

disk

Create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the hard disk.

Note

These instructions describe how to prepare the entire hard

disk for use by MS-DOS. If you are using a different

operating system, use it to prepare the hard disk.

Before you can use FDISK and SELECT, your hard disk must
have received a low-leve1 format. This type of formatting is

usually done by the manufacturer and you should not need to

this yourself. If you are using an Epson drive, it has already

been formatted. However, you may need to perform a low-level

(also called physical) format if one of the following is true:

The hard disk is new and has never been formatted. Some
manufacturers do not format their hard disks.

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