... section describes the procedure for using fips. It assumes that you're running Microsoft Windows 9x. If you're running another operating system, consult the fips documentation for special ... programs or files that reside on drives other than C:. Before running fips, you should check the condition of your hard drive by running chkdsk, ScanDisk, Norton Disk Doctor, or a similar program. ... data. Version 2 of the fips utility lets you split a FAT or FAT32 partition. Once you've run fips, you can use the fdisk program to delete the new empty partition, creating free space...