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14 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B Partitioning and formatting your drive One drive: For a quick installation, use the Disk Manager software to partition and format your Seagate drive. Disk Manager also ensures that your computer can access the full capacity of your hard drive. See "Installation using Disk Manager" on page 15. You can also use the FDISK.EXE command. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 17. To complete installation using Windows 95 or Windows 98: • Boot your computer from the Windows 95 or Windows 98 startup diskette with the CD-ROM loaded. • Note the drive letter for your CD-ROM device. • At the A: prompt, type x:setup, where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive. • Continue with the Windows setup instructions. Two drives: Use DiscWizard for a complete customized set of step-by-step instructions to install an additional drive. See "The easiest way to install your drive" on page 1. To add a slave drive without using DiscWizard, use the FDISK.EXE command. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 17. To add a slave drive using Windows 95 or Windows 98: • Click START. • Choose RUN. • Type FDISK. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 17.

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Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B
Partitioning and formatting your drive
One drive:
For a quick installation, use the Disk Manager software to parti-
tion and format your Seagate drive. Disk Manager also ensures
that your computer can access the full capacity of your hard
drive. See “Installation using Disk Manager” on page 15.
You can also use the FDISK.EXE command. See “Standard
DOS installation” on page 17.
To complete installation using Windows 95 or Windows 98:
•
Boot your computer from the Windows 95 or Windows 98
startup diskette with the CD-ROM loaded.
•
Note the drive letter for your CD-ROM device.
•
At the A: prompt, type
x:
setup,
where
x
is the letter of your
CD-ROM drive.
•
Continue with the Windows setup instructions.
Two drives:
Use DiscWizard for a complete customized set of step-by-step
instructions to install an additional drive. See “The easiest way to
install your drive” on page 1.
To add a slave drive without using DiscWizard, use the
FDISK.EXE command. See “Standard DOS installation” on page
17.
To add a slave drive using Windows 95 or Windows 98:
•
Click START.
•
Choose RUN.
•
Type
FDISK
. See “Standard DOS installation” on page 17.