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From: 1h1a0m@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Disk Manager and MSDOS 5.0
Message-ID: <1991Jun19.145110.31553@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 19 Jun 91 19:51:10 GMT
References: <1991Jun17.100115.31473@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> <1991Jun17.221311.15797@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> <1991Jun18.091756.31516@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> <1991Jun19.171414.24136@unixg.ubc.ca>
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In article <1991Jun19.171414.24136@unixg.ubc.ca>, martell@ucs.ubc.ca (Jonn Martell) writes:
> In article <1991Jun18.091756.31516@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> 1h1a0m@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>>
>>Thanks to all the folks that gave suggestions about disk manager and dos 5.
>>It turned out that disk manager is not needed any longer.  The steps I took
>>follow:
> 
> True, disk manager is not needed (and should not be used to partition
> hard drives for DOS 5 and for Windows 3.0)
> 
>>
>>- make dos 5 bootable diskettes
>>- boot with dos 5 in drive A:
>>- low level format HD with debug (controller has rom in it to do that)
>>- fdisk with dos 5
>>- format with dos 5
>>
> You did not need to low level format you hard drive and would recommend against
> doing it unless you know what you are doing.   You can skip step 3 above and use
> Fdisk (DOS 5) to delete the non-DOS partition created by disk manager. 

You're absolutely right!  Low level formatting was not needed.  If you'll
notice, I said "the steps I took follow," not "you should follow these steps."

I did low level format the HD upon the recommendation of tech support at
HDI (Hard Drives International).  They said low level formatting should be
done every 6 months or so.  It didn't hurt my HD since I knew what I was
doing.

I guess we could close the thread on this topic for now.

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