Commodore PC - If You Have Hard Disk

Getting Started 21
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If You Have a Hard Disk
If your computer has a hard disk, you should copy all the files
from the ms-dos master disk onto the hard disk. Then each time
you start ms-dos you won't need to use a floppy disk; instead,
you'll be able to start ms-dos directly from the hard disk.
But before you can copy the ms-dos files onto your hard disk,
you may need to configure it first. To find out whether you need
to do this, see Appendix F, "Configuring Your Hard Disk," in the
MS-DOS User's Reference. When you have copied the MS DOS files
onto your hard disk, the original floppy disk will then be your
backup copy.
Warning Whenever you format a disk, you destroy its contents,
if there were any. It's a good idea to copy any files from your hard
disk onto floppy disks before you format the hard disk. (To learn
how to copy files, see Chapter 4, "Using Commands.") Once you
have formatted your hard disk you should never have to format
it again.
The following example assumes that your hard disk is named
drive C. Refer to the documentation that came with your com
puter to find out the name of your hard disk; then follow these
steps to format it:
Q] Start ms-dos and type the date and time.
[U Be sure that your ms-dos master disk is in drive A.
HI At the ms-dos prompt, type the following command:
format c: /v /s
[3 Press return, ms-dos formats the disk in drive C.
When the format process is complete, ms-dos displays the
following prompt:
Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)?
[H Type the name that you want to use to identify the hard disk
(for example, HARD DISK), and press the return key.
ms-dos asks:
Format another? (Y/N)
ID Press N (for No) to end the format program.
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Formatting your hard
disk