Hard Diskformatting; Using Hsect - Tandy 1500HD User Manual

The hard disk in the 1500 HD is pre-formatted, and
you should not need to use this procedure in most
cases. But if you want to reformat the hard disk for
a different version of DOS, add partitions, or refor-
mat for any other reason, use the following proce-
dure.
Caution: Formatting the hard disk erases all infor-
mation on the drive.
The initialization process has three steps. To per-
form the three steps, use the following three com-
mands found on the MS-DOSIDeskMate diskette:
1. Run HSECT to low-level format the drive.
2. Run FDlSK to partition the drive
3. Run FORMAT to high-level format the drive.
USING HSECT
Caution: The HSECT command initializes the hard
disks tracks and sectors, and erases all informa-
tion on the disk. Before you use HSECT, be sure
you have copied all data from your hard disk to
diskettes. Then, follow these steps:
1. Insert the MS-DOS/DeskMate diskette in the
diskette drive and type this command at the A>
prompt :
h s e c t
Then, press
ENTER.
The following prompt appears:
W h i c h h a r d d r i v e d o you
want
t o f o r m a t
(C/D)
?
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