Formatting the ms-dos partition, Select a: c: 001 us, Enter – Epson Equity Ie Q50188015-1 User Manual
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5. Press Y to use the entire hard disk for MS-DOS and press
Enter.
The
screen displays the following message:
System will now restart
Insert DOS diskette in drive A:
Press any key when ready . . .
6. Press any key to restart the system (the MS-DOS diskette is already
in drive A). Your computer begins reloading MS-DOS. After the
preliminary copyright information appears on the screen, the date
prompt is displayed.
7.
Press
Enter
twice to accept the date and time shown.
The system now recognizes the MS-DOS partition and the A > prompt
appears again.
Formatting the MS-DOS Partition
Once you have created the MS-DOS partition, you must format it for
MS-DOS. You use the SELECT command, which automatically does the
following:
l
Formats the MS-DOS partition
l
Labels the root directory
l
Copies the MS-DOS Startup/Operating 1 files to the hard disk.
After you have done this, MS-DOS boots automatically from the hard disk,
drive C, every time you turn on or reset your computer.
Follow these steps to format the MS-DOS partition:
1. Insert your working copy of the Startup/Operating 1 diskette into
drive A.
2. At the A> prompt, type the following and press
Enter:
SELECT A: C: 001 US
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