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Formatting the extended partition, Format – Epson LT-286 User Manual

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6. It is a good idea to enter a name (a volume label) for the

partition to protect it from being accidentally reformatted

later. If you want to name the drive, type a name of up to 11
characters, then press

Enter.

If you prefer not to name it, just

press

Enter.

The screen first displays disk space information. Then it
displays the following message:

R e a d i n g s o u r c e f i l e ( s ) . . .

When all the files have been copied, the

A>

prompt reappears. The

SELECT procedure is complete. Now you can format the extended
partition, if you have one, using the procedure below.

Formatting the Extended Partition

If you have an extended partition (drive D), you need to format it

also. Follow this procedure:

1. Insert your working copy of the Startup/Operating 1 diskette

into the diskette drive.

2. If you don’t see the

A>

prompt, type the following and press

Enter:

A:

3. At the

A>

prompt, type the following and press

Enter:

FORMAT

D:

Preparing the Hard Disk fur Use

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