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In article <1993Sep21.155245.53744@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>Hello there,
>	
>	I have a question concerning harddirve installation on a PC. I
>particularly have a RLL ST-238R drive 32Mbyte capacity supported by an 
>Adaptec Controller RLL 2,7. My questions are however general:
>
>1. When you connect a hard drive on a a PC (386SX especially) do you need to
>always low-level format the drive? What if the drive is already formatted and
>has data? Or are there any hard drive models or drive controllers that you 
>definetely need to low-level format a drive that you connect to it?
>To me it seems that low-level formatting should not be a requirement.

    This is correct.
>
>2. After low-level formatting a drive do we always need to partiion the drive
>whehter or not we create logical dirves? In other words, if I do not want to
>divide the drive into more than one drive do I still need to partition the
>drive into 1 drive using fdisk?
>
    After a low-level format the drive is as a virgin. It must be partitioned
and formatted for the proper OS. Don't forget to make the correct partition
active if booting off of.

>3. If low-level formatting and partitioning are not needed, after physically
>connecting the drive to the controller card and configuring the CMOS setup,
>i.e. telling the CMOS setup that you have a drive installed with the correct
>number of cylinders, heads etc should you expect to get a "C>" prompt if you
>boot up from floppy say and you type c: at the A> prompt? If the drive is

    Yes.

>unformatted then by doing high level formating using the 
>"A>format c: /s" would be sufficient? 

    Necessary and sufficient.

>
>	I would appreciate any relevant response.
>
>Thanks, Chris
>
>E-mail Address: rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
>
    Good luck.

    	    	    	    	    Cheers

    	    	    	    	    	Lou


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