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If,
during the
allocation
process,
HARDGEN
determines
thai
a
very
large
logical
drive
assignment would exceed
the size
limit
imposed on a
logical
drive
by
THSDOS
6,
HARDGEN
warns
you,
It
is
possible
to
reduce
the
likelihood
of
encounter-
ing
this restriction
if
you
are able
to
increase
the
number
of
logical
hard
drives
to
be assigned
1o the
system
or
if
you
choose
an even
distribution
(Option
A),
Step
12
gives
you
the option
to
change
the
configuration:
use
it
as
often
as
necessary
until
you
either
have found
a
configura-
tion that
does
not
exceed
the
logical
hard
drive size
limit
or
umii
you
are
satisfied thai
the limn
cannot
be
avoided
in
your
particular
circumstances.
9.
HAHLJGLN
now
displays
a
picture
of
your
system, configured
according
to
your
instructions,
including
the
logical
drive
nu
rubers
and a
d
eeer
jptl
on
of
t
h
e
space
g
tve
n to
each
.
II
a&kc:
Do you
is
ant
a
hard disk
to be
the
system device?
<Yea
or No>
If
you warn
the
TRSDOS
Version
6
operating
system
stored
or
i
the hard
dish,
lype
Y
iehteh
'.
If
you want
it
stored
on
a
floppy
disk,
type
H
IJETJBJ.
10.
HARDGEN
asJts:
Do
you want the Hard Disk
Drives
to be
searched first when
the
system
is
looking
for
a
fi
le'
<Yes
or
No>
Because
TRSDOS
can
search
the
hard disk
drives
faster
than
it
can
Ihe floppy disk
drives,
you
may
wan|
to
type
V
i
"em
tea
in
response
to
this
prompt.
11,
for sortie
reason,
you want the
floppy drives
searched
first,
lype
U
iehtef
ii.
11.
II
yuu
yhoatf
tu
iBByivtJd
luyi^ctl
Umvc
Iui
Wltsmtiiak,
HARDGEN
now
asks
if
you want
to
change
the
logical
drive
number
it
assigned
to
Memdisk.
If
you type
Y
i
enter
),
HARDGEN
asks you
for
the
new
number
Enler the
number.
If
you lype
N
rFWTFT
T.,
HARDGEN
continues.
12.
The
screen
displays
the
resulting
configuration
one
last
time
and
asks
if
it
is
acceptable.
The
co
nf
igumtion
a
hown on
the
scree
n
tell
s
you
which
log
i
ca
I
drives are
on
each
hard
disk
drive.
If
you have a
printer
con-
nected
and
ready,
and you want a
printed
copy
of
the
system
layout,
press
i
CTa
u
rn.
If
the configuration
is
acceptable, type
V
(ENTER).
TRSDOS
6 begins the format
and
setup procedure. This takes
a
few
minutes.
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