Section 6. Configuring Your Hard Drive.

Click "Yes" when asked if you want to partition your hard disk now.

Media Toolbox will then open, defaulting to Normal Mode. "a1ide.device" is also selected by default. Both Normal and Expert modes are available. Select "Normal". Click "Start".

The following warning will appear, if you choose "Expert" Mode. Click "OK".

Media ToolBox will show devices on "a1ide.device". Select your hard disk from the list of devices on "a1ide.device", in most cases this will be a1ide.device unit 0 or (ID 0, LUN 0). For a previously unused / unpartitioned ("Not Installed") Harddisk, Click "Install".

For a previously used / RDB partitioned ("Ready / Modified") Harddisk, Click "Edit RDB / Reinstall".

For Installing on an previously unused / unpartitioned Harddisk. Click "Install / Read Config". However, if you previously created an RDB partitioned hard disk, with some free space available for AmigaOS4.0, then please proceed to the "Add AmigaOne booter" steps below and then on to "Partition" steps to add your AmigaOS4.0 partition in the available space.

If you are installing on a previously unused / unpartitioned Harddisk. Click "Yes" to lose *ALL* data.

Click "Install AmigaOne booter".

Select the file l:slb_v2 (alternatively, AmigaOS4-CD:slb_v2).

Click "OK-accept changes".

This will take you back to the Media Toolbox main menu. Click "Edit partitions and filesystems".

Click "Add partition".

The partition name should show a default (e.g. DH0:) and will default to the full available drive space. Click "Select file system / edit details".

The "Editing partition details" window will then open. The window shows you the filesystem partition defaults. "Fast Filesystem / International (DOS\03)".

Change the setting to "Fast Filesystem / Long Filenames (DOS\07)". Change "Blocksize" to 2048. Change "Buffers" to 500. Click "OK - accept changes".

You will then be returned to the partition editing window. Please note that the partition sizing bar will have changed colour from Green to Orange. This is a visual indication that you have sucessfully changed the partition to (DOS\07).

To change partition sizes move the arrow at the right of the sizing bar, towards the left of the screen. A minimum of 100MB is recommended, to be on the safe side. Use 400MB if you require the SDK on the same partition. The Image shows 100MB being used. Make sure you have selected "automount" and "bootable" for your DH0: partition, this is done by clicking the tick boxes underneath the partition editing bar. *DO NOT* alter the boot priority.

You can add extra partitions now or later. This shows adding a DH1: partition to the remaining free unused drive space. However, If you have a Harddisk with ample storage space, please leave about 512MB or 1GB unpartitioned. This space can be used later for virtual memory.

Again change the newly added partition to Fast Filesystem / Long Filenames (DOS\07) as described above. The colour will again change from Green to Orange as visual indication that you have sucessfully changed the partition to (DOS\07). Make sure that any extra partitions only have "automount" selected. Do not make extra partitions "bootable". When you have finished adding partitions, click "OK - accept changes".

Click "Save to disk".

Click "Yes, save".

Exit Media ToolBox by clicking on the close gadget in the top left corner of the window.

Click "Yes, reboot NOW!".