HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.6 for Windows NT and Windows 2000 Installation and Configuration Guide

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Configuration Guide
4. Click OK. Depending on the partition size you choose, a message window may appear
asking you to confirm your selection.
5. Continue to create new partitions until all disks have been partitioned.
Making Drive Letters Permanent
The process of creating partitions assigns a logical name (letter “C”, “D”, and so forth) to
each partition. These letter assignments, under Windows NT will normally “float”. As an
option, you can make the drive letters permanent. If you want to make the letter
assignments permanent, starting from the Disk Administrator perform the following
actions:
1. Access the Tools pull-down menu.
2. Select Drive Letter then choose To Assign. This process must be repeated for each
partition (drive letter) that you wish to make “permanent.”
Committing the Changes
When you have created all your partitions, commit the changes by starting at the Disk
Administrator window and performing the following actions:
1. Access the Partition pull-down menu.
2. Click Commit Changes Now. A message window appears asking you to confirm the
changes. Confirm the changes if they are correct.
NOTE: A message window will appear following this step asking you if you wish to save a copy
of the configuration to a floppy. You may do so at this time, as prompted by the screen display.
Formatting the Newly Created Partitions
To format newly created partitions, starting from the Disk Administrator perform the
following actions:
1. Click the Tools pull-down menu, and select Forma t to access the Format menu. The
Format menu options allow you to choose the file system type, FAT or NTFS, and the
Quick Format option.
2. Select a file system and click Start to begin the format process. A message window
appears advising you when the formatting is complete.
3. Continue to format each new partition until all partitions have been formatted.