Seagate ST9051A, Installation Manual

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geometry. CMOS configuration is system-dependent and is
usually accomplished through a utility such as SETUP.
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Low-level formatting. Seagate AT interface drives are low-
level formatted at the factory and do not need low-level format-
ting.
Caution. If an installed drive is low-level formatted, all user
data will be lost. Seagate Technology, Inc. assumes no liability
for lost user data.
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Partitioning. A drive can be subdivided into partitions that
behave as individual drives within the system. Earlier versions
of DOS (before version 4.0) have a limitation on maximum
drive capacity and consequently require higher capacity drives
to be divided into smaller partitions. For DOS users, each
partition is assigned a different letter, for example, C: and D:
for a drive with two partitions.
Use the DOS FDISK utility to partition the drive. After the drive
has been defined in CMOS, you must boot the system to the
floppy drive with a bootable DOS diskette. Then run the FDISK
utility to partition the drive. Refer to your DOS manual for using
FDISK. Use DOS 3.3 or higher.
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High-level formatting. The last part of the installation proce-
dure is high-level formatting the drive. High-level formatting
verifies the information written by the low-level format and
establishes drive access information used by the system.
High-level formatting in DOS creates the File Allocation Table
(FAT) used by DOS for drive access. The high-level format is
initiated by the FORMAT command. Refer to your DOS manual
for instructions on using the FORMAT command.
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