IBM Hard Drive Prep Utility (HDPU)
                              Version 1.0
                           Usage README File

    This README file contains the latest usage information of the
    Hard Drive Prep Utility (HDPU - aka Head Up). All instructions
    contained herein supercede all other instructions. If you are
    following in the "Important Information" flyer included with
    your system, please disregard steps 2-6 in the section titled
    "Installing a Retail-Version Operating System."

    CONTENTS
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    1.0  What Head Up does
    2.0  How to use Head Up
         2.1 Obtaining Head Up
         2.2 Running Head Up
    3.0  Trademarks and Notices

    1.0  What Head Up does
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    Head Up is a utility designed to simplify the process of
    repartitioning your computers internal hard drives. In addition
    to this, the utility will also reformat partitions you may have
    created with this utility.

    2.0 How to use Head Up
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    Head Up is easy to use. After obtaining the answers to a few questions,
    the software will automatically handle all the necessary details.

    2.1 Obtaining Head Up
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    1.) Go to the web site http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/cdt
    2.) This website contains a link to a single executable
        file containing all necessary Head Up software.
        If you cannot find the link, check under PC 300XL
        family of computers or under the 6588 machine types.

    2.2 Running Head Up
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    NOTE: The Head Up software is limited in that it is only able
          to recognize the drive which is connected as the Master
          on the Primary IDE channel. 
    1.) Once you have obtained the executable, run it. Make sure
        that the files are copied onto a blank diskette. 
    2.) Lable the diskette.
    3.) DO NOT set the write protect tab on the disk. The software
        needs to write information to the disk. If the software 
        cannot do this, it will cause problems.
    4.) Before proceeding any further, make sure that all important
        files, software applications and data are backed up from the
        drive you about to use Head Up on.
    5.) Place the Head Up disk into the A: drive of the machine you
        wish to work with. Boot off of this disk.
    6.) Once the software has loaded, you will see a blue screen
        giving you two choices. Generall, you will want to choose
        option number one.
    7.) Once choosing option one, you will be presented with another
        screen asking what size you wish to make the partition.
        The minimum partition size is 500 MB. The maximum size is
        2.0 GB. You may choose any size partition which is greater
        than or equal to the but less than or equal to the maximum.
    8.) If you wish to specify multiple partitions, simply choose
        a partition size which is less than the available space.
    9.) To assign all remaining space to a partition, simply hit
        enter.
    10.) Once all space has been assigned, the software will resize
         the partitions and reboot the computer.
    11.) After this first reboot, boot off this disk again to 
         format the partitions. NOTE: If you do not wish to 
         use this software to format the partitions, make
         sure you delete the file temp.fil before using this
         disk again.
    12.) Upon completion of formating the drives, you are ready
         to follow the installation instructions for the operating
         system you are installing.

    
    3.0  Trademarks and Notices
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    The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the
    United States or other countries or both:

    IBM
    Hard Drive Prep Utility (HDPU - Head Up)

    Microsoft, Windows and Windows 95 are trademarks or registered 
    trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

    Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
    marks of others.

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    REVISION HISTORY

    DATE        REVISED BY        REASON

    10/14/97    Ryan Putman       Version 1.0 writing of the document