User's Manual
Step
3 —
Format
The
DOS
command
“Format”
verifies
the
media
and
moves
the
system
file
onto
the
hard
disk
drive.
The
command
should
be
keyed
in
as:
A>
FORMAT
C:/S
If
you
have
two
partitions,
you
have
to
format
D
in
DOS
prompt.
The
command
should
be
keyed
in
as:
A> FORMAT
D:
If
you
want
to
use
the
partition
1
(drive
C)
to
start
DOS,
you
have
to
specify
the
/S
option
when
formatting
the
disk.
You
can
use
this
system
disk
to
boot
your
system
later.
Note
that
you
don’t
need
to
perform
this
procedure
if
you
want
to
use
new
partitions
for
other
operating
systems
like
Xenix,
Novell
or
Unix.
Refer
to
their
manuals
for
details.
Chapter
3:
Operating
Your
System
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