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instal dos on a new hard drive
Name: jelle Date: September 12, 2002 at 09:58:04 Pacific OS: 3.1 CPU/Ram: 100 mHZ 12 mb ram
Comment:
how can i instal dos on an empty hard drive? thanks anyway
Name: dan Date: September 12, 2002 at 10:29:10 Pacific
Reply:
Do you have the DOS setup disks? If so, boot off the first one and follow the directions.
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Response Number 2
Name: jboy Date: September 12, 2002 at 12:11:59 Pacific
Reply:
Just remember, DOS622 could only recognize partitions of 2 Gb or less. If this is a new (large) hard drive, you'll likely need to divvy it up into 2-gig pieces.
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Response Number 3
Name: Peter Date: September 15, 2002 at 16:09:56 Pacific
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suspend mode
