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Using PC Cards 7-3
Writer: Betty Fessenden - Saved by: BLF - Saved date: 6/17/96
Part Number: 213660-001 - File name: CH7
If you have an ATA hard drive card that is not already partitioned
and formatted or if you want to change the partition, follow these
steps:
1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to MS-DOS Real
Mode, then click MS-DOS Mode. (The computer restarts and
loads MS-DOS real mode drivers.)
2. At the command prompt, enter:
atainit d:
where d represents the drive letter assigned to the storage card.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to partition and format the
card.
4. Enter exit at the command prompt to restart the computer and
unload the MS-DOS real mode drivers.
Using PC Cards in MS-DOS Mode
MS-DOS real mode drivers are provided for older MS-DOS based
programs that do not run under Windows 95 and for any PC Cards
that do not have Windows 95 drivers available. To learn more
about an MS-DOS real mode session, click the Start button, point
to Programs, point to MS-DOS Real Mode, then click Readme.
To view information about PC Cards in MS-DOS mode, enter
cardinfo at the command prompt. If you need to format storage
cards in MS-DOS mode, use these commands:
format d: Formats an SRAM memory card.
mcformat d: Formats a flash memory card.
atainit d: Partitions and formats an ATA hard drive card.
where d represents the drive letter assigned to the card.