20 Meg Hard Disk Card  (250-1032B)   Initialization    Faxback Doc. # 3020

Prior to AUTOFMT or HSECT you will need to check the media map on top side
of drive for bad cylinders/heads. Take the time to write this information
down as this information will be needed to lock out any bad areas from your
system, cyl/hd are all that is needed.

25-1032/A/B uses the AUTOFMT command on the DOS diskette.
At the A:\ prompt type:      AUTOFMT /b   <ENTER>

NOTE:  If the drive has been previously low level formatted with AUTOFMT or
HSECT you will not need the "/b" switch.  The "/b" will cause AUTOFMT to
prompt for information it needs to lock out flawed (bad) areas on the disk
so that MS-DOS will not allow you to write files or directories to these
areas. (Having a small number of flawed areas is not uncommon).  Bad areas
will be charted via the media map on the top side of drive.

EXAMPLE:   HD/CYL
            4/105       YOU WOULD INPUT 4,105 <ENTER>

When the last bad area has been locked out or if your drive has no bad areas
<ENTER> to continue.

ALTERNATE INSTALL:

HSECT, FDISK and FORMAT on the MS-DOS diskette/s.

Prior to HSECT you will need to check the media map on top side of drive for
any possible bad cylinders/heads.  Take time to write the flawed areas as
this information will be needed to lock out any bad areas from your system.

NOTE: NOT TO BE USED ON SMARTDRIVES, SCSI DRIVES OR MICRO CHANNEL COMPUTERS.

At the A: prompt type: HSECT  <ENTER>

You will be prompted with which hard drive do you want to format (c/d)?.
Press C <ENTER> to format the primary (first or only) drive.  To format a
secondary hard disk drive, press D <ENTER>.

HSECT prompts, "All data on drive C/D will be DESTROYED!!   Do you want to
continue (Y/N)?".  Choose (Y) to begin formatting drive or (N) to cancel
<ENTER>.

HSECT prompts, "Interleave values are 1-9 <ENTER> to accept default of (5)
or input new interleave and <ENTER>".

HSECT prompts, "Do you wish to flag defective tracks (Y/N?)".  Choose (Y) if
your drive has defective areas, (N) if none. input the head/cylinder listed
on the media error map
                         EXAMPLE:     2,100   <ENTER>
                                      2,483   <ENTER>

When the last flawed area is completed strike <ENTER> to begin low level
format.

*NOTE: Do not interrupt HSECT while it is formatting the drive.

You are now ready to run FDISK and partition your drive.
At an A: prompt with your MS-DOS disk in drive A: type: FDISK <ENTER>

Choose #1 create dos partitions  <ENTER>

FDISK prompts:  "Do you wish to use the maximum space available?"
Choose (Y) for 20 MEG on C:.

Your system will now reboot.

You are now ready to FORMAT your drive.
The correct command to FORMAT an active (bootable) partition is:
FORMAT C: /S  <ENTER>

(dkh-08/06/93)