Creating The Ms-Dos Partition - Epson Apex 20020, 20040 User Manual

The instructions in this appendix describe how to:
Create a primary partition of 20MB if you have the Apex
200\20, or a primary partition of 32MB if you have the
Apex 200\40.
Create an extended partition on the Apex 200\40 of 8MB.
If you prefer to create a primary and extended partition of
different sizes, see the instructions for FDISK in your MS-DOS
Reference Manual.

Creating the MS-DOS Partition

Follow the steps below to create a primary partition on your
hard disk for MS-DOS. On the Apex 200\20, the primary
partition created is 20MB. On the Apex 200\40, the primary
partition created is 32MB.
1. Insert the working copy of your MS-DOS Startup diskette
in drive A.
2. Turn on or reset the computer.
3. After MS-DOS is loaded, press
time and date prompts.
At the
4.
screen displays the FDISK options menu.
5. Press 1 to select the Create DOS partition option and press
Enter.
6. Press 1 to select the Create Primary DOS partition option
and press
Do you wish to use the
for a DOS partition and make the
DOS partition active (Y/N)....? [Y]
prompt, type
A>
The screen displays the following prompt:
Enter.
twice to accept the
Enter
and press
FDISK
maximum size
Preparing a Hard Disk for Use
The
Enter.
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