Dell Latitude CPx J User Manual

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If Dell did not install MS-DOS on your hard-disk drive

If you increase the amount of system memory by adding a memory module

If you used the rms2d.exe file to remove the original S2D partition and now want to recreate the
partition

If your hard-disk drive becomes corrupted

If you install a new hard-disk drive

If you received the system utilities separately on diskette or CD or if you deleted the S2D utility from
your hard-disk drive

To create an S2D partition, perform the following steps.

NOTE: If you are creating the partition on a new hard-disk drive, if Dell did not install MS-DOS on your
hard-disk drive, or if you are using an operating system that is not compatible with MS-DOS, read the
readme.s2d file before performing the following procedure.

1. At an MS-DOS prompt, type cd c:\dell\util and press <Enter> to change to the directory on your

hard-disk drive that contains the S2D utility files.

2. Type mks2d and press <Enter>.

As the utility builds the partition, status messages appear on the display. If an error message
appears, it provides information about which steps to take to continue building the partition.

When the S2D partition has been built and verified, the following message appears:

The S2D partition was successfully created.

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