Maintenance and service 12.5 Installing Software

Note

Once you have changed the configuration of your hard disk with DiskPart, you will need to reboot the PC for the changes to go into effect.

Boot again from the Recovery CD to format the partitions.

Format primary partition

1.Boot from the Recovery CD to format the partitions. Follow the screen instructions until the Recovery functions window is displayed.

2.Select "Start command prompt" in the Recovery functions window. In the command interface that opens, enter the following command:

format DL:/FS:File System

DL = Drive letter of the partition to be formatted. Valid values: C, D, E, F etc.

File system = Specifies the type of file system. Valid values: FAT, FAT32, NTFS.

NTFS is the factory setting for all Windows operating systems.

Example for a master hard disk on the IDE bus:

format C:/FS:NTFS

Note

Parameter overview

format /? shows all parameters of the command.

SIMATIC Panel PC 877

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Siemens PANEL PC 877 operating instructions Format primary partition, Parameter overview