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3.5
Setting Up the Hard Disk
Either execute an express or a custom hard disk setup. An
express setup, described here, creates the recommended
partitions on the first hard disk, but it does not map bad sectors.
Custom hard disk setup is described in Sections 3.5.1 and 3.5.2.
Figure 3–15 Hard Disk Setup Screen
Hard Disk Setup
F1= Help
➊
Disk 0
➋
➌
➍
AIC78XX #0, SCSI ID 0
➎
4091 MB
DEC RZ1CB-CS (C)
Partition 1
4085 MB
FAT
Partition 2
➏
➐
6 MB
➑
FAT
Disk 1
AIC78XX #0, SCSI ID 1
4091 MB
DEC RZ1CB-CS (C)
Partition 1
4091 MB
NTFS
➒
INSERT =New DEL = Delete
F6 =Format
F7 =Express
ESC
=Exit
CAUTION: Hard disk changes are immediate; unintended data loss could
occur, use care when changing your hard disk arrangement.
➊
Physical disk ID — Based on the SCSI ID. The disk with the lowest
SCSI ID is disk 0, the disk with the next lowest SCSI ID is disk 1, and
so on.
➋
Controller — Brand and model of SCSI chip used on the SCSI
controller.
➌
Controller number — Based on how many SCSI controllers of a
particular type are installed in the system. The first controller of a type
is always numbered 0.
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