Partitioning And Formatting Your Drive - Seagate Medalist Pro 6450 Installation Manual

Medalist Pro 6450, Medalist Pro 6451, Rev. C

Partitioning and formatting your drive

One drive:
For a quick installation, use the Disk Manager software to parti-
tion and format your Seagate drive. Disk Manager also ensures
that your computer can access the full capacity of your hard
drive. See "Installation using Disk Manager" on page 14.
You can also use the FDISK.EXE command. See "Standard
DOS installation" on page 16.
To complete installation using Windows 95 or Windows 98:
1. Boot your computer from the Windows 95 or Windows 98
startup diskette with the CD-ROM loaded.
2. Note the drive letter for your CD-ROM device.
3. At the A: prompt, type x: setup, where x is the letter of your
CD-ROM drive.
4. Continue with the Windows setup instructions.
Two drives:
Use DiscWizard for a complete customized set of step-by-step
instructions to install an additional drive. See "The easiest way to
install your drive" on page 1.
To add a slave drive without using DiscWizard, use the FDISK.EXE
command. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 16.
To add a slave drive using Windows 95 or Windows 98:
1. Click the Start button.
2. Choose Run...
3. Type fdisk and click OK. See "Standard DOS installation" on
page 16.
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