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Initializing a hard disk

Before you can use a new disk, the disk must be prepared so that the

computer knows where to store information on the disk. This preparation is

called initializing (or formatting) the disk.

When do you need to initialize a hard disk?

The hard disk inside your computer was initialized at the factory, so you

shouldn’t need to initialize it. You need to initialize a hard disk only if one of

the following is true:

m You purchase a hard disk that has not been initialized at the factory.

m Your hard disk is damaged.

If a hard disk needs to be initialized, the disk’s icon does not appear on the

desktop when you start up the computer using another disk.

If the hard disk you want to initialize is not the startup disk, you can use the

Drive Setup program to initialize it. Drive Setup is located on the floppy disk

labeled Disk Tools that came with your computer. If your computer came with

a CD-ROM drive and you didn’t receive floppy disks, you can find Drive

Setup on the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. For instructions,

start Drive Setup and choose Drive Setup Guide from the Guide (h) menu.

If the hard disk you want to initialize is the startup disk, follow the

instructions in this chapter. (First, start up from a CD-ROM disc or a floppy

disk. Then follow the instructions in “How to Initialize a Hard Disk” later in

this section.)

WARNING

Initializing a disk erases any information that may be on it.

Before you initialize a damaged disk, try to repair it as described in

“Repairing a Damaged Disk” later in this chapter.

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