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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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