Seagate ST33221A Product Manual - Page 22

Drive formatting

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18 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B Drive formatting ! Caution. Make sure to use the correct drive letters so that you do not format a drive that already contains data. At the A: prompt, type format x: /s, where x is the letter of your first new partition. Repeat the format process for all the new partitions you have created. Note. From FDISK in Windows 95 or Windows 98, it is not necessary to add the /s to the format command since these system files are automatically added. After you format your drive, it is ready to use. You're Done!

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Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B
Drive formatting
Caution.
Make sure to use the correct drive letters so
that you do not format a drive that already contains
data.
At the A: prompt,
typ
e
format
x
: /s,
where
x
is the letter of your
first new partition. Repeat the format process for all the new par-
titions you have created.
Note.
From FDISK in Windows 95 or Windows 98, it is not nec-
essary to add the
/s
to the format command since these
system files are automatically added.
After you format your drive, it is ready to use.
You’re Done!
!