User's Manual
Note
that
a
physical
format
is
different
from
the
software
formatting
commands
(such
as
the
MS-DOS
SELECT
or
FORMAT
commands).
See
“Preparing
the
Drive,”
below,
for
more
information.
Preparing the Drive
Before
you
can
store
data
on
a
new
hard
disk
(which
has
already
been
physically
formatted),
you
must
do
the
following
to
prepare
it
for
use:
1.
Run
the
SETUP
program
to
define
your
hard
disk
as
part
of
the
computer’s
configuration.
(See
Chapter
2
for
instructions.)
2.
Partition
and
format
the
drive
for
your
operating
system.
If
you
are
using
MS-DOS,
instructions
for
performing
these
procedures
are
provided
in
your
MS-DOS
manuals.
If you
are
using
another
operating
system,
follow
the
instructions
that
came
with
it.
If
you
do
not
prepare
the
drive
correctly,
you
cannot
store
data
on
the
disk.
For
example,
if you
partition
the
drive
and
format
it
for
MS-DOS
(or
for
another
operating
system)
but
you
do
not
copy
the
operating
system
to
the
drive,
you
will
not
be
able
to
load
the
operating
system
from
the
hard
disk.
If
you
are
sure
the
hard
disk
was
installed
properly
and
you
prepared
it
for
use
as
described
above
but
you
cannot
access
the
drive,
review
the
instructions
in
your
operating
system
manuals.
Make
sure
you
performed
each
step
in
the
installation
process
correctly
for
your
configuration.
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