Seagate ST9051A, Installation Manual

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Drive Formatting
Seagate AT Interface drives are low-level formatted at the factory
and do not need low-level formatting. Drive partitioning should be
done using the DOS FDISK utility. Use DOS 3.3 or higher. If you
are partitioning the boot drive, make sure that the primary DOS
partition is marked active.
Caution. If the drive was previously in use, make sure all data
has been safely backed-up from the drive. Formatting or partition-
ing at any level may result in a partial or complete loss of user
data. Seagate Technology assumes no liability for lost data.
If the drive is to be made bootable be certain that the system files
are copied onto the drive. Consult your DOS manual for FORMAT
and FDISK command options and syntax.
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