Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Reference Manual page 108

Chapter 6 / Command Reference
• If you need to change a previously partitioned hard disk, use
the BACKUP command to backup your files in the DOS parti-
tion to floppy diskettes. After re-partitioning your hard drive,
use RESTORE to replace the files on the hard drive.
Example
f d
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loads FDISK from the current drive and displays the FDISK
menu. To partition Drive C, press
1.
The screen displays:
Do you wlsh to use the entire hard disk for DOS
CY/N)---)
To select one partition, press
Y.
If you have a specialized need for
selecting more than one partition, press
N,
then enter the parti-
tion size in number of cylinders and the beginning cylinder as
prompted.
b:
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f dis k
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establishes Drive B as the current drive, loads FDISK and dis-
plays the FDISK menu. To verify the status of Drive C, select
menu option 4. The screen display shows information such as:
Partitlon Status Type Start End Slze
N DOS 0 49 50
The status column refers to Active or Nonactive. An active parti-
tion is booted directly from Drive C when the system is started.
The other columns indicate that there is one partition beginning
at Cylinder 0 and ending at Cylinder 49 for a total size of 50 cyl-
inders, and that the partition contains a disk operating system.
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