IBM 240 Laptop User Manual


 
Recovering lost or damaged software
30. Turn the computer on. The computer boots to the prompt.
31. Type FDISK at the DOS prompt.
The FDISK Options screen appears.
32. Press [1], and then press [Enter].
The "Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive" screen
appears.
33. Press [1], and then press [Enter].
The "Create Primary DOS Partition" screen appears. You see the
message
Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a
Primary DOS Partition and make the partition active
(Y/N)...?
34. Press [N], and then press [Enter].
You will see a message
Enter partition size in Mbytes or percent of disk space
(%) to create a Primary DOS Partition.
35. Press [Enter].
The "Create Primary DOS Partition" screen appears, and you
see the message
Primary DOS Partition created.
36. Press [Esc].
You return to the "FDISK Options" screen.
37. Press [1], and then press [Enter].
The "Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive" screen
appears.
38. Press [2], and then press [Enter].
The "Create Extended DOS Partition" screen appears. You will
see a message
Enter partition size in Mbytes or percent of disk space
(%) to create a Extended DOS Partition.
39. Press [Enter].
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