5.Press Enter to accept the partition size. The screen displays the message:

Extended DOS partition created

You also see information about the partitions you have created.

6.Press ESC to return to the FDISK Options menu. FDISK automatically takes you to the Create Logical DOS Drive (s) option and displays a message similar to this:

No logical drives defined

Total partition size is 252 cylinders. Maximum space available for logical drive is 252 cylinders.

Enter logical drive size......[252]

7.Press Enter to accept the logical drive size. FDISK creates a logical drive for the extended partition and designates it drive D.

8.Press ESC. The screen displays the following message and prompts:

System will now restart

Insert DOS diskette in drive A:

Press any key when ready . . .

9.Without removing your Startup/Operating 1 diskette from drive A, press any key to restart the system.

10.Press Enter twice to accept the date and time shown.

The system now recognizes the primary partition as drive C and the extended partition as drive D. The A> prompt reappears.

Note

Once you have created the partitions, you must format each one. Formatting prepares the partition to receive programs and other data. The next two sections describe how to format a primary and extended partition.

3-6 Preparing the Hard Disk for Use