emmang@ecr.mu.oz.au (Totally Lost) (11/07/90)
Hi All. I am having a problem partitioning my hard disk. I can make the partition, but I cannot tell the computer to boot off the partition. The computer can boot off the disk if I have no partition, but as soon as I partition it, and copy the system onto it(MSDos) the computer locks up. I have an Amstrad PC1640, and a Verbatim DataBank Hard card. Some help would be greatly appreciated, Emma Norling emmang@ecr.mu.oz.au
ESR@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (Ed Russell) (11/08/90)
In reply to: >From: emmang@ecr.mu.oz.au (Totally Lost) >Subject: Partitioning hard disks >Date: 7 Nov 90 00:40:45 GMT > > >I am having a problem partitioning my hard disk. >I can make the partition, but I cannot tell the computer to boot >off the partition. > >The computer can boot off the disk if I have no partition, but as >soon as I partition it, and copy the system onto it(MSDos) the computer >locks up. Did you re-FORMAT (high-level not low-level) the partitions? You didn't say how you are partitioning. FDISK? Disk Manager? other?
jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin) (11/08/90)
Steps you must perform in order:
1. Run FDISK and create the primary DOS partition and make it active!
2. Exit FDISK and reboot the computer.
3. Run FORMAT C:/S with the DOS diskette in drive A:
This will enable the partition to be bootable with all the system files.
If you perform the above steps and still have problems, please don't hesitate
to drop me a line.
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