5.Press Y to use the entire hard disk for MS-DOS and press Enter. The screen displays the following message:

System will now restart

Insert DOS diskette in drive A:

Press any key when ready . . .

6.Press any key to restart the system (the MS-DOS diskette is already in drive A). Your computer begins reloading MS-DOS. After the preliminary copyright information appears on the screen, the date prompt is displayed.

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

The system now recognizes the MS-DOS partition and the A > prompt appears again.

Formatting the MS-DOS Partition

Once you have created the MS-DOS partition, you must format it for MS-DOS. You use the SELECT command, which automatically does the following:

•Formats the MS-DOS partition

•Labels the root directory

•Copies the MS-DOS Startup/Operating 1 files to the hard disk.

After you have done this, MS-DOS boots automatically from the hard disk, drive C, every time you turn on or reset your computer.

Follow these steps to format the MS-DOS partition:

1.Insert your working copy of the Startup/Operating 1 diskette into drive A.

2.At the A> prompt, type the following and press Enter:

SELECT A: C: 001 US

Preparing a Hard Disk for Use

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