Using Fdisk - Tandy 1500HD User Manual

User's Guide
USING FDISK
To prepare the hard disk for the MS-DOS operat-
ing system, you must create a DOS partition.
Using FDISK, you can do the following:
Create an MS-DOS partition
Display partition information
Caution: Reconfiguring the hard disk with FDISK
destroys all existing files. Be sure to have backup
diskettes for all files on the hard disk before you
run FDISK.
The FDISK utility is easy to use because it uses
menus to lead you through each procedure. To
start FDISK, place the MS-DOS/GW-BASIC disk-
ette in Drive A. Then, type
FDISK
and press
ENTER.
In response, FDlSKdisplays its main menu on your
screen. This menu lists four choices.
D i s k O p t i o n s
C u r r e n t F i x e d D i s k D r i v e : 1
C h o o s e o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
1. Create DOS P a r t i t i o n
2 . Change A c t i v e P a r t i t i o n
3 . Delete DOS P a r t i t i o n
4 .
D i s p l a y P a r t i t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n
E n t e r c h o i c e : [l]
P r e s s ESC t o r e t u r n t o DOS
Note:
The following sections describe Options 1
and 4. Options 2 and 3 are not necessary to the
operation of the Tandy 1500 HD hard disk, so
they
are not described here. However, detailed explana-
tions are available in many MS-DOS books.
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