Epson Equity 286 PLUS - Manual (Page 232)

Caution
If your disk has data on it, be very careful before you perform
any procedure that may erase data (such as formatting the
disk). Consult your dealer if you have any questions. Always
be sure to back up your data before reformatting or
repartitioning the disk drive. See the descriptions of COPY,
XCOPY, and BACKUP in your MS-DOS Reference Manual.
Installing the Drive
If you are having problems with a newly-installed drive, check
the following:
1. If your dealer installed the drive, consult that person about
the problem.
2. If you have installed the hard disk in your computer yourself,
did you carefully follow all the instructions in Appendix B
of this manual? Review the instructions and check all the
cable connections to make sure you have installed it
correctly. Also check the jumper settings on your drive to
make sure they are set correctly.
3. If you installed a non-Epson hard disk drive, was it
physically formatted by the manufacturer? A blank, new
hard disk must be formatted (or “initialized”) before you can
partition it and install an operating system on it. This type
of format is usually done by the manufacturer; if yours was
not, you must do it yourself. If the drive came with its own
format utility, use that program; if not, follow the
instructions in Appendix C under “Hard Disk Format.”
Note that this physical type of format is different from the
software-based type of formatting commands (such as the
MS-DOS SELECT or FORMAT commands. See “Preparing
the Drive,” below, for more information.
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