Chapter 6 / Command Reference
HSECT
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HSECT
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Hard
formats
track
and
sector information
on
the
hard
disk. Use
FDISK
and
FORMAT to complete
the
hard
disk format process.
Notes
and
Suggestions
• Appendix D outlines
the
entire
hard
disk setup procedure.
Refer to
this
appendix
as
necessary when
setting
up your
hard
disk.
•
To
begin
the
hard
disk format process, power up your
com-
puter
and
insert
an
MS-DOS diskette into Drive
A.
Insert
the
Supplemental
Programs
diskette into Drive B, and boot your
system.
• After you enter the HSECT command, the following prompt
appears:
Which
hard
drive
do
you
want
to
format
(C/O)
?
To
format the
primary
hard
disk drive, type
c\
ENTER
I.
To
for-
mat
a secondary
hard
disk drive, type d I
ENTER
I.
• After you select
the
disk to format,
the
screen displays
the
fol-
lowing warning:
All
data
on
drlve
x
wlll
be
DESTROYED!!
Do
you
want
to
contlnue
(YIN)
?
If
you continue, HSECT erases all
data
from
the
hard
disk.
Use
HSECT
only
when
you
are
installing
an
operating
system
on
your
hard
disk
for
the
first
time.
Type n
[ENTER
1 to exit
the
formatting procedure and
return
to
the
Main Menu, or type y [
ENTER
Ito continue.
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