HELP.TXT

Help:

This program is used to display, add, and remove partitions.  It also writes
the boot loader code to the Master Boot Record and toggles the boot
partition flag.


Syntax:

FDISK
FDISK /?

FDISK [/mono]
FDISK [/a drive#]
FDISK [/n drive# partition_type size [/p] [/s type#]]
FDISK [/d drive# {partition# || /l || /p || /e}]
FDISK [/i [drive#]]
FDISK [/l [drive#]]
FDISK [/mbr [drive#]]
FDISK [/rmbr [drive#]]
FDISK [/smbr [drive#]]
FDISK [/ambr [drive#]]
FDISK [/c drive#]
FDISK [/t drive# partition# active_toggle]
FDISK [/m drive# primarypartition#, newtype#]

     FDISK entered alone allows you to use a menu to manage your partition
            tables.
     
     /?     Displays the help screen.
     /a     Automatically sets up the primary partition, extended partions,
              and any logical drives.  This function works on a blank drive
              or a drive with only a Compaq diagnostic partition.
     /mono  Displays the menus without boldface to accomodate monochrome 
              monitors.
     /n     Creates a new partition based upon the drive# (1-4), type (P, E,
              or L), and size (in megabytes).  If the /p switch is added,
              the size is a percentage of the total drive space.  If the
              /s switch is used, the partition type created is type#.
     /d     Deletes a partition based upon the drive# (1-4) and the 
              partition number.  If /l is used instead of a partition number,
              then it deletes the last logical drives created on drive#.
              If /p or /e is used, the program will delete the first primary
              or extended partition encountered.
     /i     Displays the partition table for drive# (1-4).  If no drive
              number is entered it will default to the first drive.
     /l     Lists the IDE hard drives installed and their sizes.
     /mbr   Writes the boot loader code to drive#.  If no drive number is
              entered, it will default to the first drive.
     /rmbr  Removes the boot loader from drive#, leaving the parition table
              intact.
     /smbr  Saves the current MBR to the "BOOT.BIN" file.
     /ambr  Writes the MBR stored in "BOOT.BIN" to drive#.
     /c     Clears the partition sector.  (Use with extreme caution!)
     /r     Removes the boot loader from the first sector of drive#.
     /t     Toggles the partition# on drive# as active or not active (1 or 0).
     /m     Modifies the partition type of primarypartition# and changes it
              to newtype#.
     /dump  Dumps the most important partition information for all the hard
              drives to the screen.  The dump can be directed with normal
              re-direction commands.  (i.e.  "fdisk /dump > filename.ext"





Notes:
   The /mbr switch will work on any drive.  This could be useful if you are
     setting up a hard disk on one computer for use in another computer.
     (I know from experience this would be great on a cloning project.)

   The /c switch completely zeros out the first sector of a hard drive.
     This would be useful for zeroing out the first sector of a hard disk
     that previously had a drive translation program installed on it.

   The /t switch will set a partition active on any hard drive that this 
     program supports.  (Not just the first hard disk as is usually the
     case.)


