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<Driver Installation under Windows ME / 2000 / XP >
SPIO is automatically detected without driver installation under Windows ME, 2000, XP.
.
3) Partition and Format
*Caution : The driver should be Installed before partition and Format.
To partition new hard disk, run the
fdisk
command.
1)Fdisk and format of new hard disk at windows 98 / ME
a.Install the driver after connecting the product to computer (Driver is installed automatically under Windows ME)
b.After driver installation, select and click
start
->
program
->
MS DOS
c. Type
fdisk
at command prompt and press
Enter
key
d. You receive following message “
Do you wish to enable large disk support
?”.
e.Type
Y
and press
Enter
key.
f. Press 5 to
c
hange current fixed disk drive
option
menu
.
-> Type the number of hard disk in
enter fixed disk drive number
-> Press the
Enter
key
g.Press 1 to select the
Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
menu option
-> Press “Enter” key
h. After verifying drive integrity, you receive following message
Do you wish to use the maximum available size for primary DOS
partition ?
i. Type
Y
and press the
Enter
key
After verifying drive integrity again, You receive following message
Primary Dos Partition created, drive letters changed or
added
.
j
. Then press “ESC” key to return to the
fdisk
option menu.
k. Press “ESC” key again -> You receive following message
Restart the computer
-> Press
ESC
again
-> At command prompt
C:\windows\
, type
Exit
to return to windows.
l. Remove SPIO from the computer.
m. Reconnect the SPIO to the computer, again
n. The
Drive Letters
will be created in
My computer
and drive icon will be shown in the system tray.
o. Choose the SPIO drive -> right click it with mouse and do the format.
2)
Fdisk and format of new hard disk at windows 2000 / XP
Choose
My computer
in the desk top screen and right click -> choose
Management
and right click
