Tips for working with dos-format devices – Apple Power Macintosh 4400 User Manual
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Restart your Macintosh.
The CD-ROM software is reinstalled and your computer is ready to use.
Don’t forget to eject the CD-ROM disc containing system software when you
are finished.
Tips for working with DOS-format devices
This section contains helpful information on using DOS-format devices like
removable media and SCSI hard disk drives.
Working with DOS-format SCSI removable media devices
m Use the MS-DOS
FORMAT
command to format a newly initialized
removable media cartridge on a DOS or DOS-compatible computer before
you copy DOS files onto it.
m When initializing and formatting Bernoulli and SyQuest cartridges on a
DOS or DOS-compatible computer, use the disk setup and partitioning
software that came with the device—do not use the MS-DOS
FDISK
command.
Working with DOS-format SCSI hard disk drives
m When initializing and formatting an external SCSI hard disk on a DOS or
DOS-compatible computer, use the MS-DOS
FDISK
command. In
addition, you should use the MS-DOS
FORMAT
command to format and
erase the disk before you copy DOS files to a new SCSI hard disk
connected to a DOS PC.
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