Siemens Simatic box pc 627b Operating Instructions Manual page 94

Maintenance and service
11.2 Reinstalling the Operating System
With Windows XP operating systems, the factory state features two partitions with an NTFS
file system on the hard disk. To restore the partitions to factory state, proceed as follows:
1. Boot from the Recovery CD and then follow the screen instructions until the Recovery
2. Start the DiskPart program in the "Siemens SIMATIC Recovery" window and enter the
list disk
select disk 0
list partition
clean
create partition primary size=n
select partition 1
active
exit
Additional DiskPart functions:
Help
Note
Once you have change the configuration of your hard disk with DiskPart, you will need to
reboot the PC for the changes to go into effect.
Boot again from the Recovery CD to format the partitions.
Format primary partition
1. Boot from the Recovery CD to format the partitions. Follow the screen instructions until
2. Select "Start command prompt" in the Recovery functions window. In the command
NTFS is the factory setting for all Windows operating systems.
Example for a master hard disk on the IDE bus
format C:/FS:NTFS
format /? Shows all parameters of the command.
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functions window is displayed.
following commands in the displayed command interface:
the Recovery functions window is displayed.
interface that opens, enter the following command:
format DL:/FS:File System
DL = Drive letter of the partition to be formatted. Valid values: C, D, E, F etc.
File system = Specifies the type of file system. Valid values: FAT, FAT32, NTFS.
Displays all available hard disks.
Selects the disk where you wish to change the configuration. 0
selects the first hard disk.
Displays all partitions on the selected hard disk.
Completely wipes the selected hard disk. All information stored there
is lost.
Creates a primary partition with the n MB on the selected hard disk.
Factory state values:
n = 10000 for Windows 2000 or XP
Select the primary partition
Activates the selected partition
Closes DiskPart.
Shows all available DiskPart commands. When a command is
supplemented with other parameters, the command is described
with additional information.
Example: create partition help
Operating Instructions, Release 05/2006, A5E00362052-03
SIMATIC Box PC 627