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From: wwarner@en.ecn.purdue.edu (William A Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: how to partition a hard drive?
Message-ID: <1991Mar28.221500.7465@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: 28 Mar 91 22:15:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: en.1991Mar28.221500.7465
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In article <3721@tmiuv0.uucp> rick@tmiuv0.uucp writes:
>If you use the CLI or
>shell, the commands would be:
>
>  1.> format drive work: name "WhateverYouLike" FFS
>  1.> format drive test: name "TheOtherName" FFS
You might should consider using the "quick" option since this significantly
reduces the format time.  This is even more evident when formatting a large
HD like a Conner 3200 or other large HD partitions.

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