Epson LT-286 - Manual (Page 54)

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Press Enter to accept the partition size. The screen
displays the
message:
Extended DOS partition created
You also see information about the partitions you have created.
Press
E SC
to return to the FDISK Options menu. FDISK
automatically takes you to the
Create Logical DOS
Drive
(s) option and displays a message similar to this:
No logical drives defined
Total partition size is
252
cylinders.
Maximum space available for logical
drive is 252 cylinders.
Enter logical drive size......[252]
Press Enter to accept the logical drive size. FDISK creates a
logical drive for the extended partition and designates it
drive D.
Press
E
SC
.
The screen displays the following message and
prompts:
System will now restart
Insert DOS diskette in drive A:
Press any key when ready . . .
Without removing your Startup/Operating 1 diskette from
drive A, press any key to restart the system.
Press Enter twice to accept the date and time shown.
The system now recognizes the primary partition as drive C and the
extended partition as drive D. The
A>
prompt reappears.
Note
Once you have created the partitions, you must format each one.
Formatting
prepares the partition to receive programs and other
data. The next two sections describe how to format a primary
and extended partition.
3-6 Preparing Hard Disk for Use