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From: frank@ut-emx.uucp (Frank Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Low level format on PS/2
Summary: format PS/2 with IBM REFERENCE diskette
Keywords: format PS/2
Message-ID: <37509@ut-emx.uucp>
Date: 23 Sep 90 02:01:50 GMT
References: <50803@brunix.UUCP>
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
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The poster wanted to know how to low level format his
PS/2 HD.

Boot the IBM PS/2 Reference Diskette for the model in 
question.

When you get to the first menu of options, press one of the
following (I forget which, the info is at work.),

1st try,  crtl+A  (^A), and you should get another menu.
One of the items will include formatting the HD.

2nd, if 1st try above does not work, ALT+A, stuff about 
second menu above applies.

I believe ^A is the one to use.

Good luck.
later.

frank

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