Siemens SIMATIC PANEL PC 877 - Manual (Page 145)

Maintenance and service
12.5 Installing Software
SIMATIC Panel PC 877
Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, A5E00877780-01
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Note
Once you have changed the configuration of your hard disk with DiskPart, you will need to
reboot the PC for the changes to go into effect.
Boot again from the Recovery CD to format the partitions.
Format primary partition
1. Boot from the Recovery CD to format the partitions. Follow the screen instructions until
the Recovery functions window is displayed.
2. Select "Start command prompt" in the Recovery functions window. In the command
interface that opens, enter the following command:
format DL:/FS:File System
DL = Drive letter of the partition to be formatted. Valid values: C, D, E, F etc.
File system = Specifies the type of file system. Valid values: FAT, FAT32, NTFS.
NTFS is the factory setting for all Windows operating systems.
Example for a master hard disk on the IDE bus:
format C:/FS:NTFS
Note
Parameter overview
format /? shows all parameters of the command.