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IBM IntelliStation/IBM PC/IBM ValuePoint - Creating multiple partitions on a hard disk using DOS
Applicable to: World-Wide
The following instructions let you partition your hard drive into multiple partitions (or drives) for DOS versions 4.x through 7.x
IMPORTANT: All data/programs will be lost when performing this operation! Please make sure that you have installation media (diskettes or CD-ROM) for your operating system. You will also need to perform a current backup of your hard drive or files, if you have important data files that you wish to keep. You will also need a bootable DOS diskette with the FORMAT and FDISK commands.
1. Completely exit Windows and go to the DOS prompt. Do not use the DOS prompt icon. If you hard drive is blank, or if you are running a different operating system, you can boot with your bootable DOS diskette and go to an [A:\] prompt.
2. Type: FDISK and press [Enter].
3. Choose option #4 to Display partition information. Take note of all the partitions listed, including partition number and type. Press ESC to continue. If there is more than one partition listed, do the following:
a. Choose option #3 to Delete partition....
b. Based on the Type of the partitions that you noted in Step #3, select #1-4 for deleting the appropriate partitions.
c. When finished deleting all partitions, press ESC to return to the FDISK Options menu.
4. Choose option #1 to Create DOS partition....
5. Choose option #1 to Create Primary DOS partition to act as drive C. FDISK will offer the entire disk capacity as the primary partition, by default. Answer N to the confirmation prompt if you wish to create more than one partition on your hard drive. Then enter the size that you wish drive C to be, either in MB or as a percentage, and return to the FDISK Options menu.
6. Choose option #2 to Set Active Partition to make C the active partition that will be bootable.
7. Place your bootable DOS disk into drive A and reboot (CTRL+ALT+DELETE) your computer.
8. At the A: prompt, issue the following command:
FORMAT C: /U
9. Reboot (CTRL+ALT+DELETE) your computer.
Only perform steps 10-17 if you are creating more than one partition on your hard drive. Otherwise, skip to step 18.
10. Boot with your bootable DOS diskette. Go to an A: prompt.
11. Type: FDISK and press [Enter].
12. Choose option #1 to Create DOS partition....
13. Choose option #2 to Create Extended DOS partition. Again, FDISK will offer the rest of the hard disk as the size. Answer Y. Then create your Logical DOS partitions. Each additional partition will be given a drive letter starting with D (i.e., D, E, F, etc.).
14. Press ESC and exit FDISK.
15. Reboot (CTRL+ALT+DELETE) your computer with your bootable DOS diskette and go to a A: prompt.
16. Use the following command for the remaining drives that you may have created (drive = the drive that you wish to format):
FORMAT drive: /U
Press [Enter] after each command and wait for the DOS prompt to appear before issuing the next command.
17. Now do a directory of every drive and see that everything seems to be functioning properly. You should not receive any files listed any of the drives that you just formatted.
18. Reinstall your operating system and restore any backups that you made before FDISKing. If you have upgraded your DOS level, you may need to upgrade again..
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DOS/Windows 3.x, Hard Drives | |
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Date Created |
08-07-98 | |
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Last Updated |
25-01-99 | |
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23-11-99 | |
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IBM IntelliStation, IBM PC | |
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M Pro, Z Pro, E Pro, PC 300GL, PC 300XL, PC 300PL, PC 330, PC 340, PC 350, PC 360, PC 365, PC 730, PC 750, ValuePoint | |
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