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Formatting the ms-dos partition – Epson 10020 User Manual

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Formatting the MS-DOS Partition

Once you have created the MS-DOS partition, you must

format it for MS-DOS. Use the MS-DOS SELECT command
to format the new partition, drive C. SELECT automatically

does the following:

Formats the partition

Labels the partition

Copies the MS-DOS system files to the hard disk.

After you have done this, MS-DOS boots automatically from
this partition on the hard disk every time you turn on or reset
your computer (as long as there is no diskette in drive A).

Follow these steps to format the new partition:

1.

Insert the working copy of your MS-DOS Startup diskette

in drive A (if it is not there already), and turn on the

computer if necessary.

2.

At the

A

> prompt, type the following and press Enter:

SELECT A: C:\DOS 001 US

F-4 Preparing a Hard Disk for Use