Delete non-DOS partitions
Use afdisk, not the DOS fdisk utility, to partition SCSI disk drives that
are not managed by the host adapter BIOS (basic input/output
system).
Use the DOS fdisk utility, not afdisk, to format or partition devices that
are controlled by the host adapter BIOS.
Partitions created with afdisk can be accessed when you boot your
computer with the aspidisk driver. Partitions created with afdisk
are compatible with DOS partitions.
You can boot your computer from a SCSI disk partition
controlled by the host adapter BIOS if the partition was formatted
to include the system files (for example, using the /s option of
the DOS format utility). If you want to boot from a SCSI disk,
you must be using DOS 3.3 or later.
After you partition a disk device with afdisk you should also run
the DOS format utility on the device before you use it. This helps
to ensure that the disk media is free of defects.
Command Line Option
You can use this command line option to make afdisk run in
monochrome mode:
afdisk /m
This option may be useful if the afdisk screens do not display
correctly on your computer or monochrome VGA monitor.
Running afdisk
Before you run afdisk, be sure the disk devices you want to format or
partition are connected to your host adapter and are turned on. If
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