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Creating an Extended DOS Partition
From the FDISK Options menu, type
1.
press
Enter
Type
to create an extended DOS partition and press
2.
2
3.
A prompt pertaining to partition size appears. Press
The extended DOS partition is created.
Note
Whether a 12- or 18-GB hard disk drive is installed on your system, this extended
partition will contain all remaining gigabytes left to that drive.
4.
Press
Esc
At the prompt to enter the logical drive size, press
5.
Press
6.
Esc
7.
Reboot the system to activate the partitions.
Formatting the Partitions
At the A: prompt, type
1.
Type
to proceed with formatting and press
2.
Y
The C: partition is formatted.
3.
At the A: prompt, type
Type
to proceed with formatting and press
4.
Y
The D: partition is formatted.
Restoring the Hard Drive
When formatting is complete, remove the diskette, insert the Product Recovery CD in to the
1.
CD-ROM drive, and reboot the system.
2.
The License Agreement displays on the screen. Type
The Restore options appear on the screen. Type
3.
Type C to copy the contents of the Product Recovery CD to the C: partition.
4.
restoring. Do not use the Full or Express options. The first partition must always be 6-GB.
4 Restoring the 12- or 18-GB Hard Disk Drive
.
.
three times when the process is complete.
and press
format C:
format D:
and press
Use only the Partition Restore option on the Product Recovery CD for
to create a DOS partition or logical DOS drive and
1
.
Enter
Enter
.
for maximum.
Enter
.
Enter
.
Enter
Enter
.
.
Enter
A
to accept the license agreement.
for partition restore.
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