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Initializing the Disk
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Windows 95/Windows 98
1
Open a DOS window and follow the steps described above for
running
FDISK
and creating a DOS partition.
2
Follow the instructions displayed by
FDISK
to assign a drive
letter to the disk, then press
ESC
to exit
FDISK
.
3
Close the DOS window and restart Windows 95/Windows 98.
4
When Windows 95/Windows 98 has restarted, double-click on the
My Computer icon and select the new disk drive with the right-
hand mouse button.
5
Select the format command from the menu that appears and
follow the instructions displayed to format the disk drive.
Windows NT 3.51 and Windows NT 4.0
1
In
Start\Programs\Administrative Tools
, select
Disk Administrator
.
2
If the system asks you to confirm signature on disk, choose
Yes
.
3
Select the drive to be partitioned. You should usually select
disk 1.
CAUTION
Do not select disk 0 when you select the drive to be partitioned. This
is the disk your PC starts from and is the disk your operating system
is installed upon.
4
Select
Partition/Create
from the menu to assign a drive letter to the
newly created partition. Then choose
Commit Changes Now
to save
the partition.
5
Select the format command from the menu that appears and
follow the instructions displayed to format the disk drive.
Windows 2000
1
In
Start\Settings\Control Panel
, select
Administrative Tools
. Select
Computer Management
, then choose
Storage
and
double click
Disk
Management.
2
In the lower right-hand window, right-click on
Unallocated Disk
Task.
3
Select
Create Partition
and follow the on-screen instructions.
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