Formatter and Partitioner (afdisk)
Use the
Note : Use afdisk only if the disk device is not controlled by the
Run afdisk from the DOS prompt only, not from the Windows
1.Change to the directory where afdisk.exe is located (usually c:\scsi), type afdisk at the DOS prompt, and press Enter.
Information about your SCSI disk devices appears on the screen. (The number that appears after Target is the device’s SCSI ID.)
2.Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to disk device you want to partition, then press Enter.
lIf the selected disk device is controlled by the
lIf the selected disk device is unpartitioned, you must partition it before you can format it. To do this , follow the instruction on the screen. (Press F1 to see an explanation on the partition- ing options.)
Information about the selected disk device appears in the lower left of the screen. Disk smaller than 1 Gigabyte have 64 heads, 32 sectors per track, and cylinders equal to the number of Mbytes of available capacity. Disks larger than 1 Gigabyte have 255heads, 63 sectors per track, and one cylinder per 8 M Bytes of available capacity.
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