20 MB Smartdrive (250-1047) Alternate Install Procedure Faxback Doc. # 3069

                     FDISK and FORMAT Instructions
                            for the 25-1047

The following instructions are to prepare the 25-1047 for use when
AUTO-INSTALL is not present on the hard drive.

Choose your situation and follow procedure:

  A) Your hard drive has had all information (including partition
     information) deleted from hard drive, but has NOT been low-level
     formatted, then Go to PROCEDURE 3.

  B) Your hard drive has had the AUTO-INSTALL program deleted, but the small
     partition is still present on hard drive. The drive has NOT been
     low-level formatted. Go to PROCEDURE 1.

  C) If your drive has been low-level formatted, send the drive to a Tandy
     Service Center to be Re-Factorized.


PROCEDURE 1:

  A> BOOT machine with DOS system disk in drive A.
  B> Type DISK at the A prompt.
  C> At the 'FDISK Options' screen (the first screen), choose option number
     3 (Delete DOS partition).
  D> At the 'Delete DOS Partition' screen, choose option number 1 (Delete
     Primary DOS partition)
  E> After the partition has been deleted, FDISK will prompt you to press
     ESC to return to FDISK options. Press the ESCAPE key.
  F> Back at the 'FDISK Options' screen, press the ESCAPE key to return to
     DOS. The computer will prompt you to insert DOS disk and press any key
     when ready...

  The computer will then REBOOT. Skip PROCEDURE 2 and go to PROCEDURE 3.


PROCEDURE 2:

  A> BOOT computer with DOS system disk in drive A.

     Go to procedure 3.


PROCEDURE 3:

  A> Type FDISK at the A prompt.
  B> At the 'FDISK Options' screen (the first screen), choose option number
     1 (Create DOS partition).
  C> At the next screen choose option number 1 (Create Primary DOS
     partition)
  D> At the 'Create Primary DOS partition' screen, FDISK will ask you if you
     wish to use the maximum size for a dos partition and make the DOS
     partition active. Answer 'Y' for yes.
  E> The computer will now prompt you to insert your dos disk and press any
     key to REBOOT...
   The computer will then REBOOT

     Go to PROCEDURE 4.


PROCEDURE 4:

  A> After booting the computer with the DOS disk, you will have to format
     the C drive (D drive is now the built in ROM). At the A prompt, type
     'FORMAT C: /S' and press enter. The computer will give you a warning
     that all data on the drive will be lost and ask if you want to
     continue. Answer 'Y' for yes. This will format the C drive and make it
     BOOTable by transferring the DOS system files to the ROOT directory of
     the C drive.

(dkh-08/06/93)