1110 HD  (250-3531)    Reinitializing the Hard Drive    Faxback Doc. # 1987

The hard disk in the 1110 HD is pre-formatted, and you should not need to 
use this procedure in most cases. But if you want to reformat the hard disk 
for a different version of DOS, add partitions, or reformat for any other 
reason, use the following procedure.

CAUTION: Formatting the hard disk erases all information on the drive.

The initialization process has three steps. To perform the three steps, use 
the following three commands found on the MS-DOS diskette:

1. Run HSECT to low-level format the drive.
2. Run FDISK to partition the drive.
3. Run FORMAT to high-level format the drive.

Using Hsect:

CAUTION: The HSECT command initializes the hard disk's tracks and sectors, 
and erases all information on the disk. Before you use HSECT, be sure you 
have copied all data from your hard disk to diskettes. Then, complete the 
following steps:

1. Insert the MS-DOS Install diskette in the diskette drive and type this
   command at the A:\> prompt:   hsect   <ENTER>

Which hard drive do you want to format (C/D) ?

2. Type C and press <ENTER> to format the hard disk drive.

   The screen displays the following warning:

   All data on drive c will be DESTROYED!! Do you want to continue (Y/N) ?

3. Type N and press <ENTER> to exit the formatting procedure, or type Y and 
   press <ENTER> to continue.

If you continue, HSECT prompts:

  Hard drive is type  6
  number of heads = 4
  Number of cylinders = 615
  Is this correct (Y/N) ?

4. Type Y and press <ENTER>

Do you want to flag defective tracks (Y/N) ?

5. Type N and press <ENTER>

 Formatting...

6. The formatting procedure begins. Do not interrupt HSECT while it is 
   formatting the drive. When the format is complete, HSECT displays: 

Format complete!

After using HSECT, use FDISK. Then, use FORMAT to complete the hard disk 
format process.

Note: For instructions on how to use FDISK and FORMAT refer to the MS-DOS 
Manual.