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Appendix
Using New Hard Disk Drives
When you purchase a new hard disk drive, there will not be any partitions on it unless it was pre-configured for
your Notebook PC by your dealer. Partitions are necessary for a hard disk drive to accept data. Each user
accessible partition will have its own drive letter and the CD-ROM will then add its own drive letter to the end.
your Notebook PC by your dealer. Partitions are necessary for a hard disk drive to accept data. Each user
accessible partition will have its own drive letter and the CD-ROM will then add its own drive letter to the end.
NOTE: Formatting will not be allowed on non-partitioned hard disk drives and formatting hard disk drives
will not remove partitions.
will not remove partitions.
Creating a Bootable Diskette
A bootable system diskette is necessary to enter the command prompt when there are no active system partition
on your hard disk drive. To create a bootable floppy diskette, type “FORMAT A:/S” from the DOS prompt or
use Window’s format (from “My Computer”) and check “Copy system files.” You must copy FDISK.EXE and
other DOS utilities from the “C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND” directory of Windows 95/98/ME. Do not include
AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS system files on the boot disk because some utilities cannot be used with
memory managers usually loaded through the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS system files.
on your hard disk drive. To create a bootable floppy diskette, type “FORMAT A:/S” from the DOS prompt or
use Window’s format (from “My Computer”) and check “Copy system files.” You must copy FDISK.EXE and
other DOS utilities from the “C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND” directory of Windows 95/98/ME. Do not include
AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS system files on the boot disk because some utilities cannot be used with
memory managers usually loaded through the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS system files.
Using the FDISK.EXE Utility
The FDISK.EXE utility can add or remove partitions on a hard disk drive. This utility is only required if the
hard disk drive is new and has never been formatted or used (remember the ability to format a hard disk drive
means that there is at least one partition). You do not need to use this utility after formatting a hard disk drive.
Be careful not to remove existing partitions that you may need, you will not be able to recover it!
hard disk drive is new and has never been formatted or used (remember the ability to format a hard disk drive
means that there is at least one partition). You do not need to use this utility after formatting a hard disk drive.
Be careful not to remove existing partitions that you may need, you will not be able to recover it!
1. Boot from a system diskette with the “FDISK.EXE” utility.
2. Type “FDISK” from the “A:\>” prompt, then press [Enter].
3. Create a primary partition and set it active by following the on-screen menu, and also create extended
partitions if needed.
Formatting the Hard Disk Drive
Formatting a hard disk drive actually only erases all the data on one partition. In order to erase data on other
partitions, you must specify those drive letters when using the format utility. The /S command will place
system files on the partition to allow bootup. Type “FORMAT /?” for a list of other options.
partitions, you must specify those drive letters when using the format utility. The /S command will place
system files on the partition to allow bootup. Type “FORMAT /?” for a list of other options.
1. Boot from a system diskette with the “FORMAT.COM” utility.
2. Type “FORMAT C: /S” from the “A:\>” prompt then press [Enter].
3. Type “Y”, then press [Enter] to confirm format.
4. Enter a Volume label, or press [Enter] to leave blank.