Fat32 To Ntfs; Floppy Drives; Usb Floppy Drive; Bootable (Drive A: In Dos) - Intermec 6640 Technical Reference

SECTION 1

FAT32 to NTFS

The default Windows 2000 load for the 6640/6650 Computer is formatted using
FAT32. CONVERT.EXE is a Microsoft utility that ships with Windows 2000 and
can convert a drive from FAT32 to NTFS. Use this utility with caution, as once
the drive is converted to NTFS, it cannot be reversed back to FAT32.
1. From the Windows desktop, select Start " Run, type "CMD" in the Open
2. At the prompt, type VOL to view the volume label of the drive being con-
3. Type Convert C: /FS:NTFS Note that C: can be any valid drive letter.
4. Enter the volume label of the drive to be converted as displayed in step 2.
5. If prompted, enter "Y" to have the conversion scheduled for the next system
See the README.TXT file in the "\Docs" folder on the Toolkit CD #1 for addi-
tional information about this process.

Floppy Drives

Two floppy drive types are supported: Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Parallel.
No two drive types can be active at the same time. For example, the computer
can be set to use the USB floppy drive, but the parallel drive cannot be used si-
multaneously. Following is an explanation of each of the drive types and how to
configure the system to use them.

USB Floppy Drive

The USB floppy drive works with both DOS and Windows operating systems. In
DOS, BIOS is responsible for detecting and initializing the drive. When Win-
dows loads, it takes over this responsibility.
Another difference is that for DOS to access the drive, the USB floppy drive must
be attached when the 6640/6650 Computer is turned on. This is because the
BIOS, during POST, must be able to detect the drive and its type and then ini-
tialize the system to use it. The floppy drive cannot be attached while the com-
puter is booting or already booted. Windows, on the other hand, can detect and
initialize the floppy drive at any time. The USB floppy drive may be configured
in one of two modes for access at DOS.

Bootable (Drive A: in DOS)

Configure the USB floppy as the bootable drive A: using the PhoenixBIOS Setup
Utility. Complete instructions on using this utility are in Section 2.
1. Reboot the computer, then enter the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility when
2. Go to the Diskette A option under the Main option and change the floppy
3. Save changes and exit the utility. This automatically reboots the computer.
When the system boots, it will attempt to use the USB floppy drive to boot the
system in the same way as it would a standard floppy drive. Whether the sys-
tem boots from the USB floppy drive, access the USB floppy drive as drive A: as
long as you are in DOS mode or running Windows 2000. Windows 98 will refer
to this drive as D:.
field, then click OK to continue.
verted.
reboot.
prompted.
drive type to "USB Floppy."
6640/6650 Windows 2000 Technical Reference
Introduction
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