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ASTi DACS: Operation & Maintenance Manual (Version 4, Rev. B.1) www.asti-usa.com

BIOS Set Up

BIOS versions may differ from system to system depending on the platform. In general the

default settings should be used when setting up the BIOS. Deviations from the default settings are

noted in Appendix A by BIOS type and revision.

After the BIOS is properly conﬁgured, save the conﬁguration and exit. To speed the cold start pro-

cess, insert Disk 1 of your operating system diskettes in the A: drive before exiting so that the sys-

tem may boot from the ﬂoppy.

After the BIOS is conﬁgured the system is ready for disk partitioning and formatting.

Hard Drive Partition and Format

Systems with MS-DOS or PC-DOS: Systems with MS DOS or PC DOS operating systems

should use the FDISK command to partition the hard drive and the FORMAT command to format

the disk. The user should ﬁrst boot the system using MS (or PC) DOS disk 1. If the disk has never

been formatted or partitioned then automatic partitioning and formatting will occur. The user

may also choose to exit this process and use the FDISK and FORMAT commands directly from

the A: prompt.

For the purposes of cold starting the system with a hard disk already containing information, ﬁrst

format the hard disk by booting from MS (or PC) DOS disk 1, exiting the installation program and

then using the FORMAT command. After the disk has been formatted, proceed with the operating

system installation.

The disk will be partitioned appropriately as part of the process. If at any time you need to use the

FDISK command to partition the disk, perform the following:

• Delete any existing DOS partitions

• Create a single new DOS partition

• Make the new partition the primary partition using all available sectors on the disk.

• Make the partition bootable.

• Format the disk. Note: Formatting can take several minutes depending on the disk size and

processor type.

• Enter disk label if desired.

At this point hard disk preparation is complete.