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partition on drive C. Then restart the computer.. If the problem persists, go to
Procedure 3.
Check 3 If drive C is listed as active in the FDISK menu, perform Check 4. If drive C is
not listed as active, return to the FDISK menu and choose the option to set the
active partition for drive C. Then restart the computer. If the problem persists,
perform Check 4.
Check 4 Enter DIR C: and press the Enter key. If the following message is displayed,
go to Procedure 3. If contents of drive C are listed on the display, perform
Check 5.
Invalid media type reading drive C
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Check 5 Use the SYS command in the Toshiba MS-DOS system to install system files.
If the following message appears on the display, the system files have been
transferred to the HDD. Restart the computer. If the problem persists, go to
Procedure 3.
System transferred
NOTE: If the computer is running Windows 2000/XP and the hard disk capacity is more
than 512 MB, the FDISK program will ask if you need support for a partition larger than
2 GB. Select Y for large partition support; however, be sure to read the precaution
regarding access by other operating systems.
Procedure 3 Format Check
The 2.5-inch HDD is formatted using the low-level format program and the MS-DOS
FORMAT program. Using these programs, follow the steps below to format the HDD.
Check 1 Enter FORMAT C:/S/U to format the HDD and transfer system files. If the
following message appears on the display, the HDD has been formatted.
Format complete
If an error message appears on the display, refer to the Toshiba MS-DOS
Manual for more information and perform Check 2.
Check 2 Run the test program to format the 2.5-inch HDD with a low-level format
option. See Chapter 3 for details on how to use the test program.
If the following message appears on the display, the HDD low-level format is
complete. Partition and format the HDD using the MS-DOS FORMAT
command.
Format complete
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