Seagate ST9816AG manual Manual formatting and partitioning, Partitioning

10 Marathon 810 Installation Guide, February 1996

Manual formatting and partitioning

Note. This section is only for users who do not need to use Disk Manager to access the full capacity of the Marathon 810.

Caution. Formatting or partitioning a drive that contains data may destroy all data on the drive. Before repartitioning or reformatting a drive that contains data, make sure all data on that drive has been safely backed up. Seagate Technology assumes no liability for lost data.

Low-level formatting

Seagate ATA Interface drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not require additional low-level formatting before use.

Partitioning

The partitioning process subdivides a single disc drive into partitions that behave as separate logical drives (labeled C, D, E, etc.). You can also set up the entire disc as a single partition.

1.Restart your computer. Start the computer using a bootable diskette that contains DOS system files and programs.

2.Run the FDISK program. At the DOS prompt, type fdisk and press ENTER. Then follow the directions on the screen to create one or more partitions. See your DOS manual for details. If you are partitioning a drive that will be used to boot the computer, make sure that the primary partition is marked active.

High-level formatting

High-level formatting verifies the information written by the low- level format and creates file allocation tables used to catalog and access files.

Caution. Make sure that you select the correct drive letter for the partition you want to format. If you format a drive