Note that the Maximum Capacity shows only 3099 MB instead of 3240 MB. This is because some system
BIOSs recognize a Megabyte as 1,048,576 bytes (binary). Drive manufacturers recognize a Megabyte as
1,000,000 bytes (decimal). The capacities are the same in actual number of bytes.
After creating the Extended DOS Partition assign a drive letter to that partition. Press ESC to return to
the FDISK main menu. Select option 1 to create a Logical DOS Drive, then option 3 to create a Logical
DOS Drive in an Extended Partition. Be sure to do this step or you will have only 2 GB usable space.
Press ESC to return to FDISK and ESC again to restart the system. The system must be restarted for
partitioning to take effect.
Formatting
The drive will need to be formatted before an operating system can be loaded. Format the Primary partition
and any Extended partitions that have been made.
Note: If using Ontrack®’s Disk Manager, the drive has been automatically formatted.
Refer to FDISK, option 4 to display the partition information. This is helpful to review drive letter
assignments. Note the drive letters to ensure proper formatting.
Press ESC to return to the main menu and exit FDISK. At the A:\ prompt type format x: /s
(where x is the drive letter). The /s option will make your hard drive bootable by copying the system files to
the hard drive. If you do not want this drive to be bootable, do not use the /s command. You will see the
following warning:
WARNING: ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK
DRIVE C: WILL BE LOST!
Proceed with Format (Y/N)?
Type Y for yes. There should be no data on the new drive. The time it takes to format the drive is
dependent upon it’s size. When the drive has finished formatting, format the next logical drive, in this case
D: by typing format d: You will get the same message. Select Y.
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Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended
DOS Partition
No logical drives defined
Total Extended DOS Partition size is 1047 Mbytes
(1 MByte = 1048576 bytes)
Maximum space available for logical drive is 1047Mbytes (100%)
Enter logical drive size in Mbytes or percent of disk space (%).....[1047]
Press ESC to return to FDISK Options
