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HARD
DISK
PREPARATION TABLE
If
You Want
To...
Read These
Sections
Use
the factory-set
Installing
Logical Drives
partitions
Change
the factory-set
partitions
Running
the
HDX
Program
Partitioning
Installing
Logical Drives
Reformat
the
hard
disk
Running
the
HDX
Program
Formatting
Partitioning
(only
if
you want
to
change
the default
partition
sizes)
Installing
Logical Drives
Note:
Formatting
the
hard
disk
is
necessary
only
if
the factory format
becomes
erased
due
to
mishandling
or
if
the
hard
disk
develops
bad
sectors.
See
Marking
Bad
Sectors
in
Chapter
4
and
Appendix
A
for
more
information.
Running
the
HDX
Program
The
HDX
program has
the options
you use
to
format
and
partition
your
hard
disk.
Warning: The
HDX
Format and
Partition
options
described
in
this
chapter completely erase
all
data
on
your hard
disk.
If
necessary,
back
up
all
valued
files
before proceeding.
Follow these steps
to start
the
HDX
program.
1.
Make
sure both
the
hard
disk drive
and computer
are
switched
off.
2.
Switch
on
the
hard
disk.
The power and
activity lights
on
the
front
panel
light
up
as the
drive
initializes.
After
a
few seconds,
initialization
is
completed and
the
drive's
activity light
goes
off.
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