User's Manual

Using SELECT

SELECT formats your hard disk and copies the files on your

MS-DOS system diskette to it. You’ll tell SELECT that you

want to copy the MS-DOS files to a directory called DOS.

Follow these steps to use SELECT:

If you have not already done so, insert your MS-DOS

system diskette into the top drive. Press Enter. The

MS-DOS system prompt displays:

At the A> prompt, type the following and press Enter:

SELECT A: C:\DOS 001 US

The screen displays this message:

SELECT is used to install DOS the first

time.

SELECT erases everything on the

specified target and then installs DOS.

Do you want to continue (Y/N)?

Press Y. Formatting does not begin immediately. SELECT

gives you one more chance to change your mind. The

screen displays this message:

WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK

DRIVE C: WILL BE LOST!

Proceed with Format (Y/N)?

Press Y to format the DOS partition. MS-DOS begins

formatting your hard disk’s DOS partition. The screen

continuously displays the changing head and cylinder

numbers.

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