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Starting up from a floppy disk
To i ni 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 Disk 1 floppy disk that came with your computer.
To start up your computer using a floppy disk, follow these steps:
1Shut down or turn off your computer.
2 Insert the appropriate 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 Disk 1 disk.
3 Restart or turn on the 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.
WARNING
Initializing a disk erases all information that may be on it.
Before you initialize a damaged disk, try to repair it as described in
“How to Repair a Hard Disk or Floppy Disk,” earlier in this chapter.
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