Dell Inspiron 2000 - Manual (Page 61)

 
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If you are installing a new hard-disk drive or rebuilding one and you want to be able to
use suspend-to-disk (S2D) mode (called hibernate in the Microsoft Windows 98 oper-
ating system), you must create an S2D file on the hard-disk drive. This allows all
system data to be stored in the S2D file whenever you activate S2D mode.
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NOTE: The following procedure assumes that your hard-disk drive is already parti-
tioned and formatted. For information on partitioning and formatting your drive, see
both your operating system and your drive documentation.
To create the S2D file for computers running the Windows 98 operating system, per-
form the following steps:
1. Insert the Dell System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
2. Turn on or restart the computer.
3. Press <F2> as soon as you see the Dell logo screen to enter the system setup
program.
If you wait too long and the operating system begins to load into memory, let the
computer complete the load operation. Then shut down the computer and try
again.
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5. Press <F10> to save the settings and exit the system setup program.
The computer restarts and automatically begins to run the Dell Diagnostics.
6. Type
to exit to MS-DOS mode.
7. At the MS-DOS prompt, type 
, where d is the drive letter for your CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive, and press <Enter>.
Your MS-DOS prompt changes from 
% to 
%, assuming that D is your drive
letter.
8. Type 
  and press <Enter>.
9. Type 
$ 
$
  and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Include a space before each forward slash.
The utility calculates the size of the file in megabytes (MB), based on the amount
of system memory in your computer, plus 2 MB to handle video memory and
additional system requirements.
10. Follow the instructions on your screen to create the S2D file.