Type Y for yes. There should be no data on the new drive. The time it takes to format the drive is
dependent upon its 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.
File Systems
FAT 16/FAT 32 (File Allocation Table)
The file allocation table is a group of sectors in a hard drive that contains address chains for the different
files on a hard disk drive. There are usually two FATs (kept in different locations) on a hard drive.
FAT32 is available in the Windows® 95 & Windows® 98 operating systems. FAT32 receives its
designation because it allows 32 bits of addressing as opposed to 16 bits in the FAT16 file system.
HPFS (High Performance File System)
HPFS is the file system used by the OS/2 operating system.
NTFS (NT File System)
NTFS is an advanced file system used by Windows® NT.
Step 10: Operating system installation
After the drive has been formatted, install an operating system. You may encounter the following issues.
Windows® 95 / Windows® 98
In Windows® 98 the system may hang-up when trying to self-restart. A reset or power cycle is required.
Note: Some controllers, systems, or operating systems may expect ANSI SCSI-2 devices. The Ultrastar
36XP reports itself as a SCSI-3 device. Contact the IBM Hard Disk Drive Technical Support Center for a
fix if you encounter this issue.
IBM storage products
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