Seagate ST9816AG, Руководство по установке

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Manual formatting and partitioning
Note. This section is only for users who do not need to use Disk
Manager to access the full capacity of the Marathon 810.
Caution. Formatting or partitioning a drive that contains data
may destroy all data on the drive. Before repartitioning
or reformatting a drive that contains data, make sure
all data on that drive has been safely backed up.
Seagate Technology assumes no liability for lost data.
Low-level formatting
Seagate ATA Interface drives are low-level formatted at the factory
and do not require additional low-level formatting before use.
Partitioning
The partitioning process subdivides a single disc drive into
partitions that behave as separate logical drives (labeled C, D,
E, etc.). You can also set up the entire disc as a single partition.
1. Restart your computer. Start the computer using a bootable
diskette that contains DOS system files and programs.
2. Run the FDISK program. At the DOS prompt, type fdisk and
press
ENTER
. Then follow the directions on the screen to create
one or more partitions. See your DOS manual for details. If
you are partitioning a drive that will be used to boot the
computer, make sure that the primary partition is marked
active.
High-level formatting
High-level formatting verifies the information written by the low-
level format and creates file allocation tables used to catalog and
access files.
Caution. Make sure that you select the correct drive letter for
the partition you want to format. If you format a drive
10 Marathon 810 Installation Guide, February 1996