Create Option; Automatic Memory Size Calculation; Specify Memory Size; Partition Or /P - Fujitsu stylistic lt Reference Manual

CREATE Option

The CREATE option measures the amount of on-board memory, and partitions a segment of the hard
disk drive large enough to store all the data that might be there. The CREATE option formats the
save-to-disk partition or file, marking bad spots on the hard disk drive as they are found.

Automatic Memory Size Calculation

PHDISK automatically measures all system and video memory and calculates the exact amount of hard
disk space required to store the maximum amount of data the memory might contain. The result of this
measurement, [SIZE], is displayed on the PHDISK screen.
The total amount of system and video memory is calculated by the following formula:
Calculated memory = Physical System Memory + Video Memory + 0.3 KBytes (Save to Disk overhead)
Hard disk space is allocated by cluster, therefore, the save-to-disk partition may exceed [SIZE] by nearly
one cluster. This space is used, as needed, for the bad-sector replacement pool.

Specify Memory Size

The amount of disk space required to store all system and video memory is calculated automatically
whenever the CREATE option is used. If you specify a specific amount of memory, [SIZE], equal to or
larger than the calculated space required, the amount of memory specified by the [SIZE] parameter is
allocated. [SIZE] is measured in kilobytes (the measurement notation K, or KB, or KBytes, is not entered
in the command line).
• If [SIZE] is larger than or equal to the calculated space required:
Save to Disk disk space allocated = [SIZE].
• If [SIZE] is smaller than the calculated space required:
[SIZE] is ignored, no Save to Disk disk space is allocated, and an error message is displayed.

/PARTITION or /P

PARTITION creates a hard disk partition where only save-to-disk data is stored.
Note: The hard disk drive boot sector BIOS configuration option must be set to normal to create a save-to-disk
partition.

/FILE or /F

The /FILE parameter creates a file in the hard disk's MS-DOS partition that is used to store only
save-to-disk data. When a save-to-disk partition already exists, a file large enough to supplement the
save-to-disk partition is created by default.
When the system and video memory outgrows the [SIZE] of the save-to-disk partition, the /FILE option
can be used to re-allocate disk space. Using /FILE eliminates the user's need to create a new save-to-disk
Caution
Creating a save-to-disk partition will reformat the hard disk
drive, erasing all data on the disk. You must back up your hard
disk before using PHDISK to create a save-to-disk partition.
To avoid reformatting your hard disk, use the /FILE parameter
instead of the /PARTITION parameter.
PHDISK Hard Disk Preparation Utility
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