Note

001 and US are the country code and the keyboard code for the United States. If you want to substitute other codes, see your MS-DOS manual.

The screen displays the following message:

SELECT is used to install DOS the first time. SELECT erases everything on the specified target and then installs DOS.

Do you want to continue (Y/N)?

3.Press Y. Formatting does not begin immediately. The screen first displays the following message:

WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE C: WILL BE LOST!

Proceed with Format (Y/N)?

4.Press Y to format the DOS partition, erasing any stored files. Then press Enter. MS-DOS begins formatting your hard disk’s DOS partition. The screen continuously displays the changing head and cylinder numbers.

When the procedure is complete, the screen displays the following:

Format complete System transferred

Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)

5.It is a good idea to enter a name (volume label) for the hard disk to protect it from being accidentally formatted later. If you want to name the hard disk, type up to 11 characters and press Enter. If you do not want to name it, just press Enter.

The screen first displays disk space information and then displays the following message:

Reading source file(s)...

MS-DOS then copies the files on the Startup/Operating 1 diskette to the hard disk.

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Preparing a Hard Disk for Use