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1NOTE: If you wish to install NetBSD on your whole disk, i.e. you do
2not want DOS or any other operating system to reside on your hard
3disk, you can skip this section and go on to the section that
4describes installation, below.  If you're upgrading your system from a
5previous release of NetBSD, you shouldn't have proceeded directly to
6the section about upgrading; you need none of the information
7presented here.
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9First and foremost, before beginning the installation process, MAKE
10SURE YOU HAVE A RELIABLE BACKUP of any data on your hard disk that you
11wish to keep.  Repartitioning your hard disk is an excellent way to
12destroy important data.
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14Second, use the Human68k "FORMAT.X" program to format your hard disk.
15NetBSD needs first partition and second partition to bootstrap.
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17Finally, do whatever is necessary to restore order to the partition
18you took space away from.  If it was a DOS partition, you probably
19will need to use "format" to create a new file system on it, and then
20restore your important files from your backups.  Other operating
21systems will have different needs; most will need to reformat the
22partition, and if it was their "main" partition, will probably need
23to be reinstalled.
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25Your hard disk is now prepared to have NetBSD installed on it, and
26you should proceed with the installation instructions.
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