Seagate 1080SL manual Partitioning

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to low-level format the drive, use the format routine supplied with your SCSI adapter. Refer to the SCSI adapter’s documentation for instructions on how to low-level format the drive.

Partitioning

You must partition the drive into one or more logical drives before you can use it.

Caution. Partitioning or formatting a drive at any level erases all data on it. Make a backup copy of your existing files on another drive before you repartition or reformat. Sea- gate assumes no liability if you erase your data.

To partition the drive:

1.Insert a bootable diskette into Drive A. Turn the computer on.

2.After the computer has completed booting, remove the boot diskette from Drive A. Insert a diskette that has the FDISK utility into Drive A and type fdisk. Press ENTER.

Note. If you have two or more drives in your system, the menu displays five options. Option five allows you to select the drive you want to partition. Make sure you select the correct drive.

3.Select create DOS partition or logical DOS drive. Press ENTER.

4.Select create primary DOS partition. Use the maximum avail- able size for your primary partition and make the partition active for Drive C. This puts the entire drive on one partition and allows you to load the DOS boot information on the drive. Press ENTER for each subsequent selection.

After all of the appropriate selections are made, the computer restarts itself. You must place a bootable diskette into Drive A.