Owner`s manual
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6.3.1
Creating
Primary
DOS
Partition:
1.
From
the
DISK
Main
Menu,
press
the
[F3] key, Partition
Disk.
2.
Press
the
[F3] key, Create DOS Partition.
3.
This
initial
partition
on
the
disk
must
contain
the
DOS
system
files so
it
can
self-boot; press
the
[F3] key, Create
Primary DOS Partition.
4.
You
will see
these
window
fields:
Maximum number
of
available cylinders
aaa
Maximum cylinders allowed in partition bbb
Enter number
of
cylinders in partition ccc
Enter starting cylinder
of
partition
ddd
Where:
aaa
represents
the
largest
free
space
on
the
drive.
bbb
represents
the
maximum
size
of
a
partition.
If
the
drive
is less
than
32
megabytes
in
capacity,
bbb will
equal
the
aaa
value;
if
the
drive
is
larger
than
32
megabytes,
bbb will
represent
the
drive
space
equivalent
to
the
32
megabyte
limit
imposed
by
DOS.
ccc
represents
the
number
of
cylinders
you
want
in
the
partition;
to
make
sure
the
drive
can
self-
boot,
do
not
exceed
the
suggested
ccc value.
ddd
represents
the
starting
cylinder
of
the
partition;
since
you
are
partitioning
the
first
partition
where
yout
DOS
system
files will
be
stored,
the
ddd
value
should
be
O.
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