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Appendix F Configuring Your Hard Disk (Fdisk) 315
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Choice 1 — Creating a DOS Partition
/^-n If you choose the first option on the main menu, and if your hard
disk already contains a DOS partition, fdisk displays a screen show
ing partition status information for your hard disk. For example,
-■^ your screen might look something like this:
Create DOS Partition
Partition Status Type Start End Size
1 A DOS 0 304 305
Total disk space is 305 cylinders
m~*. Fixed disk already has a DOS partition
Press ESC to return to FDISK Options
If your hard disk does not contain a DOS partition, fdisk displays
the following screen:
Create DOS partition
Current Fixed Disk Drive: 1
,—*s Do you wish to use the entire fixed disk
[ ) for DOS (Y/N) ? [Y]
If you want to use the entire hard disk for ms-dos, press the
return key to accept the default setting, Y. Fdisk then displays
the following message:
(~*\ System will now restart
Insert DOS diskette in drive A:
Press any key when ready . . .
You should insert your ms-dos disk in drive A and press any key to
restart ms-dos.
/*-s Now that you have created your DOS partition, you.must format
your hard disk so that ms-dos can use it. If you want to start ms-dos
from your hard disk, remember to use the format /s switch. For
^m*. more information on how to format your hard disk, see the
f ^ format command in Chapter 3, "ms-dos Commands."