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Partitioning the new drive 7 If the new drive is a master (boot) drive, type 1 for the Fixed hard drive Number. - OR - If the new drive is a slave drive, type 2 for the Fixed hard drive Number. 8 Press ENTER. The FDISK Options menu appears with the appropriate drive selected as the current fixed disk drive. 9 Type 1, then press ENTER. The Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu opens. 10 Type 1, then press ENTER. The Create Primary DOS Partition screen appears and your computer verifies the drive integrity. 11 Type Y, then press ENTER. The message Primary DOS Partition created, drive letters changed or added appears. 12 Press ESC. The FDISK Options menu opens. 13 Press ESC. FDISK closes. 14 If you want to create an extended DOS partition, go to "Creating the extended partition" on page 46. - OR - If you do not want to create an extended DOS partition, go to "Formatting the New Drive" on page 50. www.gateway.com 45

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Partitioning the new drive
www.gateway.com
7
If the new drive is a master (boot) drive, type
1
for the
Fixed hard drive
Number
.
- OR -
If the new drive is a slave drive, type
2
for the
Fixed hard drive Number
.
8
Press
E
NTER
. The
FDISK Options
menu appears with the appropriate drive
selected as the current fixed disk drive.
9
Type
1
, then press
E
NTER
. The
Create DOS Partition
or
Logical DOS Drive
menu
opens.
10
Type
1
, then press
E
NTER
. The
Create Primary DOS Partition
screen appears
and your computer verifies the drive integrity.
11
Type
Y
, then press
E
NTER
. The message
Primary DOS Partition created, drive
letters changed or added
appears.
12
Press
E
SC
. The
FDISK Options
menu opens.
13
Press
E
SC
. FDISK closes.
14
If you want to create an extended DOS partition, go to “Creating the
extended partition” on page 46.
- OR -
If you do not want to create an extended DOS partition, go to “Formatting
the New Drive” on page 50.