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If you plan to use an operating system other than MS-DOS, you need to
use that operating system to partition the hard disk and copy the system
files to it.
In the following procedures you will be entering MS-DOS commands and
using the working copies of your Startup/Operating 1, Operating 2, and
Reference diskettes. If you are new to computers and MS-DOS, this may be
the first time you have used an operating system. The steps are simple and
you should not have any problems; however, if you do have questions, see
Chapter 4 for basic information about using MS-DOS or see your MS-DOS
manual for complete information on the operating system.
Creating the MS-DOS Partition
You need to partition the hard disk so it can run the MS-DOS operating
system. Follow the steps below to create one partition on your hard disk for
MS-DOS.
1.
Insert your working copy of the Startup/Operating 1 diskette into
drive A.
2.
Turn on the computer if it is not on already
3. At the A > prompt,
type FDISK
and press
Enter.
The screen displays
the FDISK Options menu.
4.
Press
1
to select the
Create DOS Partition
option and press
Enter.
The screen displays the following prompt:
Do you wish to use the entire fixed
disk for DOS (Y/N)...........?[Y]
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Preparing a Hard Disk for Use