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If your hard disk needs to be formatted, begin by selecting the
Command Prompt option from the DOS shell. Enter the
following command:
The floppy disk drive indicator will come on for a few seconds,
while the FORMAT command is loaded into memory. When
the light goes out, the computer will display:
You should already have made sure that there is no information
stored on the hard disk that you want to save. Press Y to begin
formatting. The formatting process takes several minutes.
When it is completed, the system will display:
Here, your computer is asking you to name your hard disk
drive. This is a result of the /V switch used with the FORMAT
command. A disk label can be useful when sorting directories,
so you may want to enter one now.
A volume label can use up to eleven characters. See Chapter
4, "Using MS-DOS," for a list of valid label characters. When
you have entered the drive label, your computer will respond:
Using Your Hard Disk
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