Dell Inspiron 2000 - Manual (Page 58)

4-2 Dell Inspiron 2000 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide


 


For any operating system that uses a file system other than FAT16 or FAT32,
including compressed file systems such as DriveSpace, use the following
algorithm to determine the amount of disk space to reserve for an S2D
partition:
Size of system memory + size of video memory + 1 percent of size of
system memory + 2 MB rounded up to the next cylinder
Examples:
32 MB + 4 MB + .36 MB + 2 MB = 38.36 MB (approximately 1.25 percent of
a 3-GB drive)
256 MB + 6 MB + 2.62 MB + 2 MB = 266.62 MB (approximately 4.4 percent
of a 4-GB drive)
2. Format the hard-disk drive and assign logical drive letters to the partitions you
created according to the instructions provided with your operating system.
3. Restart the computer from a bootable diskette such as the Microsoft Boot Disk
Windows 98 Series diskette.
NOTE: To boot the computer from a diskette without removing the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive from the external media bay, connect the diskette drive to the
computer as described in “Using the Diskette Drive Module as an External
Device” in Chapter 2.
4. Create the S2D partition.
For instructions, see “Save-to-Disk Suspend Utility” found later in this chapter.
5. Follow the instructions found later in this chapter to install the appropriate device
drivers.
6. Install your application programs on the hard-disk drive.
If you have trouble with the hard-disk drive, run the IDE Devices device
group tests in the Dell Diagnostics. For instructions, see “Running the Dell
Diagnostics” in Chapter 3.
7. If you ever need to remove the S2D partition to free up storage space on the
hard-disk drive, do so by using the rms2d.exe utility on the System Software CD.
See “Removing the Save-to-Disk Suspend Partition” found later in this chapter
for instructions. When more space is available on the drive, you can also recreate
the S2D partition using the mks2d.exe utility. See “Creating the Save-to-Disk
Suspend Partition” found later in this chapter for instructions.