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Starting up from a floppy disk
To i n i tialize, test, or repair a hard disk, or to install system software on a
hard disk, you need to start up your computer from another disk. If you don’t
have a built-in CD-ROM drive, you can start up the computer using either the
Disk Tools or Install Me First floppy disk that came with your computer.
To start up your computer using a floppy disk, follow these steps:
1Shut down your computer.
2 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive.
If you want to initialize, test, or repair your hard disk, use the Disk Tools disk
to start up your computer. If you want to install system software, use the
Install Me First disk.
3 Turn on your computer.
How to initialize a hard disk
You initialize a hard disk by using a program called Drive Setup, which is on
the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. If your computer did not
come with a CD-ROM drive, Drive Setup is on the Disk Tools floppy disk that
came with your computer. (To initialize a hard disk from another
manufacturer, use the utility software that came with the hard disk.)
1 Start up your computer from the CD-ROM disc that contains system software or from the
Disk Tools
disk.
See “Starting Up From a CD-ROM Disc” or “Starting Up From a Floppy
Disk” earlier in this section.
2 Open the Drive Setup program.
You may need to look in a folder called Utilities to find Drive Setup.
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