Epson Equity 286 PLUS - Manual (Page 233)

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Caution
Do not perform the low-level format if your disk contains
data, unless your dealer advises you to do so.
If your computer came with a hard disk drive that you are no
longer using, make sure the hard disk drive power cable and
the cable that connected the drive to the main system board
are disconnected.
If you installed a hard disk drive with its controller on a
card, did you disable the built-in hard disk drive controller
and select the correct drive type through SETUP? See
Chapter 2 for instructions.
Preparing the Drive
Before you can store data on a new hard disk (which has already
been physically formatted), you must do the following to prepare
it for use:
1. Run the SETUP program to define your hard disk as part of
the computer’s configuration. (See Chapter 2 for
instructions.)
2. Partition the drive, format it for MS-DOS, and install
MS-DOS. Step-by-step instructions for performing these
procedures are provided in your MS-DOS Installation
Guide. If you are using another operating system, follow the
instructions that came with it.
If you do not prepare the drive correctly, you will not be able to
store data on the disk. For example, if you have partitioned the
drive and formatted it for MS-DOS (or another operating
system) but you do not copy the operating system to the drive,
you will not be able to load the operating system from the hard
disk when you turn on the computer.
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