Seagate ST9816AG manual Creating a blank bootable diskette

6 Marathon 810 Installation Guide, February 1996

Before you can run the Disk Manager software you must transfer it from your new hard disc onto a blank, bootable diskette in drive A of your computer (the program can only be run from drive A).

Creating a blank bootable diskette

1.Boot your computer using a bootable DOS system diskette or bootable hard drive that contains the DOS program

FORMAT.COM.

Note. You must use a single version of DOS throughout the installation and configuration process.

2.Type format a: /s then press ENTER.

3.Follow the instructions on the screen: Insert a new 1.4-Mbyte diskette into drive A, and then press ENTER. The formatting process may take several minutes.

Transferring the Disk Manager software

Note. Before you can transfer your Disk Manager software, you must set all jumpers, attach all cables, and mount your drive in the computer, as described on pages 2 through 5.

1.Reboot your computer using the blank, bootable diskette on which you plan to store the Disk Manager software.

2.Run your computer’s system setup program (sometimes called BIOS or CMOS setup). See your computer or mother- board manual for system-specific instructions.

3.Within the system setup program, configure your new hard drive as Drive Type 2, or enter the following values for a user-definable drive type: 615 cylinders, 4 heads, and 17 sectors per track.

Note. These settings are temporary. They allow you to access the drive-support software on your new hard disc.