Checking The Hard Disk - Epson 20 User Manual

If you are using MS-DOS and another operating system, use
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MS-DOS to partition and format the space on the hard disk you
want to be used by MS-DOS. Then use the other operating
system to prepare the rest of the disk space. For example, if you
have a 90MB hard disk and want to use 30MB for MS-DOS and
60MB for XENIX®, use MS-DOS to prepare the first 30MB (as
described in this chapter) and then use XENIX to prepare the
other 60MB.
If you are using MS-DOS and MS OS/2, prepare the entire hard
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disk according to the instructions in this chapter and then follow
the instructions in the MS OS/2 Setup Guide to install MS OS/2
on the hard disk.
To perform the procedures in this chapter, you'll enter MS-DOS
commands and use the working copies of your MS-DOS diskettes
and Reference diskette. If this is the first time you have used an
operating system, you may want to first read Chapter 5 for basic
information about MS-DOS or see your MS-DOS Reference Manual
for complete information on the operating system.

Checking the Hard Disk

Your Epson dealer may have already partitioned your hard disk and
formatted it so it automatically loads MS-DOS when you turn it on.
If this is the case, you do not need to run FDISK or SELECT
If you are not sure whether your hard disk has already been prepared
for use, do the following:
1. Turn on or reset your computer without a diskette in drive A. If
MS-DOS loads automatically from the hard disk, it is both
partitioned and formatted, and it contains the MS-DOS system
files. You do not have to perform the procedures described in this
chapter. If it does not start, the disk may have been partitioned
but not yet formatted for MS-DOS, or it may be partitioned and
formatted but missing the MS-DOS system files; go on to step 2.
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