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ST9300 Family Installation Guide, Rev. A
Low-level formatting
Seagate AT 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.
Note. If you are using a version of DOS prior to Version 4.0, the
operating system cannot access more than 32 Mbytes in
a single partition. Therefore, you must divide a drive with
a capacity of over 32 Mbytes into several smaller parti-
tions. We do not recommend using ST9300 family drives
with DOS versions prior to Version 3.3.
1. Restart your computer. Boot up the computer using a
diskette that contains DOS system files.
2. Run the FDISK program. Insert a DOS program diskette
containing the FDISK program into your diskette drive. At the
DOS prompt, type FDISK, press
tions 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.
1. Run the FORMAT program. Insert a DOS program diskette
containing the FORMAT program into your diskette drive. At
the DOS prompt, type FORMAT, followed by the drive letter
, then follow the direc-
ENTER
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