Formatting a 720-KB Diskette

To format a 720KB diskette:

1.If necessary, log onto drive C. If you are not in the directory where the file FORMAT.COM is stored, use the CD command to change to that directory.

2.When you see the C> prompt, type the following and press

Enter:

FORMAT A: /N:9 /T:80

You see this prompt:

Insert new diskette for drive A: and strike ENTER when ready

3.Insert the diskette you want to format into drive A and press

Enter.

4.When the diskette is formatted, you see this message:

Format complete

730112 bytes total disk space

730112 bytes available on disk Format another (Y/N)?

At this point, you can either format another diskette by pressing Y and Enter, or return to the MS-DOS command prompt by pressing N and Enter.

Note

An easy way to perform the functions described above is through the MENU utility, See the section on MENU later in this chapter.

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