Seagate ST136403LW/LC manual DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows, System preparation

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Cheetah 36 Installation Guide, Rev. A

Note. Hardware platform, operating system, and host adapter variations can limit access to the full capac- ity of this and other high capacity drives. Refer to your system, host adapter, or drive utility documen- tation for detailed instructions.

DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows 98

System preparation

a.Turn your computer on. As your computer starts up, watch the screen for a message describing how to run the system setup program (sometimes called BIOS or CMOS setup). This is usually done by pressing a spe- cial key, such as DELETE, ESC, or F1 during startup. See your computer manual for details. Press the appro- priate key to run the system setup program.

b.Set the drive type in your BIOS or CMOS setup to “Zero,” None,” or “No hard drive installed” and then save and exit from your setup program.

Drive partitioning

Partitioning a hard drive divides it into sections (partitions) that act as separate logical drives (labeled C, D, E, etc.). To partition your new drive:

a.Insert a bootable DOS diskette into your diskette drive and restart your computer.

b.Insert a DOS program diskette that contains the fdisk.exe and format.com programs into your diskette drive. At the A: prompt, type fdisk and press ENTER.

c.If you have two hard drives installed, the fdisk menu displays five options. Option five allows you to select

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Seagate ST136403LW/LC manual DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows, System preparation, Drive partitioning