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From: vxg@panda.UUCP (Vincent Gonzalez)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: HELP! with hard disk setup
Message-ID: <1191@panda.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 15:37:27 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 12 15:37:27 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Dec-85 23:27:10 EST
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I need some help from you experts out in netland.  I have just purchased
a 20Meg fixed disk for my IBM PC.  The installation was simple and I have
had no problems.

   I would like to partition the disk in atleast three parts and each part
would be a DOS partition and would be access as a separate disk drive.
For example drive C: would be the first partition, drive D: the second, and
drive E: the last partition.  Secondly, I would like to change the cluster
size from 4K to 2K.

   My problem is that I am using PC-DOS 3.1 and I can not find a way of
convincing DOS that I have more than one hard disk.  In other words the
FDISK option 5 is not available to me.

  I do know that this is possible when using MS-DOS 2.X, because it comes
with a utility that allows you to partition your disk and the ASSIGN
command allows you to assign a drive letter to a disk partition (PC-DOS
version doesnot).  I can use the partition utility with 3.1, however, the
MS-DOS ASSIGN is incompatible with PC-DOS 3.1 and the 3.1 ASSIGN is limited
in it use.

  As to my need to change cluster size from 4K to 2K, my problem is
simply that of needing a clear procedure.

  My system configuration is:

        IBM-PC
        (1) Floppy drive
        (1) 20Meg Hard disk (Seagate ST225)
                with disk SMS/OMTI controller
        Mother board with 256K
        AST 6-Pack with 384K

  I would like to recieve mail on any constructive help you can give.
I will post to the net a summary if there is any interest.

                                Thanks, Vincent Gonzalez

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