Dell Dimension XPS 50 Reference Guide - Page 67
Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives, Hard-Disk Drives
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12. If you installed a SCSI hard-disk drive, partition and format the drive. Then install the operating system and any necessary drivers. For instructions, refer to the next subsection, "Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives," and the operating system documentation. 13. Test the SCSI device(s). Test a SCSI hard-disk drive by running the SCSI Devices test group of the Dell Diagnostics (refer to "Running the Dell Diagnostics" in Chapter 4). To test a SCSI tape drive, refer to the documentation for the tape drive software to perform a tape drive backup and verification test. You may need to use different programs than those provided with the operating system to partition and format SCSI hard-disk drives. Refer to the documentation that came with your SCSI software drivers for information on installing the appropriate drivers and preparing the SCSI hard-disk drive for use. For the Windows 98 and Windows 2000 operating systems, all drives use a single partition with the FAT32 file system. For the Windows NT operating system, all drives have a 2-GB primary partition that uses a FAT16 file system and a secondary partition formatted in the NTFS. If you ever have to partition and logically format a SCSI hard-disk drive, use the program(s) provided by the operating system. support.dell.com Installing Drives 3-21