40 MB Smartdrive  (250-1046)  Re-Install Instructions  Faxback Doc. # 3060

The following is the RE-INSTALL instructions for a 25-1046 when booted from
the INSTALL BACKUP diskette.

Boot machine with dos disk

At prompt, type C:INSTALL

<FIRST SCREEN>

                        Hard Disk Installation Program
                                 Version 8.1
                      for 40 SmartDrive Cat No. 25-1046
             Copyright (C) 1985-1989 Western Digital Corporation

    You will need a blank diskette to continue this program. This program is
    going to install your hard disk for you. Most of the operations are
    automatic; however, the install program will beep if it needs you to do
    something.

    Press any key to continue...

<NEXT SCREEN>

    Because of its capacity, your hard disk will be split into two volumes.
    How would you like your hard disk to be split?
      1) Equal sizes (approx. 20 meg each)
      2) First drive of 30 meg, second of 10 meg.
    Select 1 or 2 ? ___

<NEXT SCREEN>

    Initializing and Testing hard drive...
    There will be no screen activity for the next few minutes while the best
    performance Interleave is measured.

    (pause)

    The best interleave is 4
    There will be no screen activity for about the next 5 minutes while the
    hard drive is formatted.

    (5 min pause)

    <INSTALL lists cylinders restricted from use>

    Do you want to restrict cylinders from use? (Y/N):__(answer N for no)

    (answer yes if you need to restrict additional cylinders than the ones
    listed above restricted from use)

    Scanning disk surface...

    <INSTALL lists restricted cylinders while scanning>

    Low level format complete

Computer REBOOTS automatically

<FIRST SCREEN AFTER REBOOT>

    Formatting hard drive...
    takes 3 to 15 minutes, but varies from system to system.
    00:00 (elapsed time)

<NEXT SCREEN>

    Installation or your hard drive is complete!
    Remove the backup diskette. Store your installation backup diskette(s)
    in a safe place. If you ever need to re-install your hard drive, boot
    your system from the diskette labeled INSTALL BACKUP.

    Press any key to reboot your system from the hard drive...

(dkh-08/06/93)