Preparing A Hard Disk For Use - Epson Apex 20020, 20040 User Manual

Appendix E

Preparing a Hard Disk for Use

If your Apex computer came with a hard disk, it has already
been physically formatted, partitioned, and formatted for
MS-DOS. You should not need to do anything to prepare it for
use. However, if you have installed a new hard disk in your
computer or you need to repartition or reformat the disk you
have been using, you may need to perform part or all of the
procedures described in this appendix.
This appendix explains how to do the following:
Use FDISK to create a primary MS-DOS partition
Use FDISK to create an extended MS-DOS partition on
the Apex 200\40
Use SELECT to format the partition for MS-DOS and
install MS-DOS on the disk
Use COPY to copy the remaining MS-DOS files to the
hard disk
Create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Before you can use FDISK and SELECT, your hard disk must
have received a low-level format. This type of formatting is
usually done by the manufacturer and you should not need to
do this yourself. If you are using an Epson drive, it has already
been formatted. However, you may need to perform a low-level
(also called physical) format if one of the following is true:
The hard disk is new and has never been formatted. Some
manufacturers do not format their hard disks.
The number of read/write errors on your hard disk is
increasing with time.
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