ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL | CP/M ENHANCEMENTS |
files as well as the system tracks will be erased. Format will normally detect an already formatted 16 sector disk and ask you to verify that you want the disk erased. This includes any DOS 3.3 or Apple Pascal diskettes you may have had lying around. If you plan on formatting an Elite Two or Three diskette (higher capacity) you should check the Recommended Diskettes section of this manual.
If you’re an Elite Three only user, you may have noticed that you are about to do a standard Apple Disk ][ format (which means doing some writing) on an Elite Three which is only supposed to be read compatible. This is true. However, since this procedure will not expect a
IMPORTANT! A safe idea before continuing is to remove the enhanced CP/M master and Enhancements diskettes (and any other already recorded disk- ettes) from the drives, but remember to reinsert them once the formatting has finished.
Once you have a diskette, take out the CP/M master from drive A: and put in the blank disk- ette. Then type:
A: <RETURN>
FORMAT will respond with:
Insert disk to be formatted in drive A: Press RETURN to begin
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