NEC VXi manual Frequently Asked Questions C-5

What happens if I leave a diskette in my diskette drive?

Shutting down your system with a diskette in the diskette drive can damage the data on your diskette and your diskette drive. You should remove the diskette before powering off.

How do I format a diskette?

In Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT, double click on the My Computer icon and then right click (click the right-hand mouse button) on the diskette drive icon. Select Format and choose the format process that best suits your needs.

To format high density 1.44-MB diskettes - In DOS, type format a: and press Enter. If you want a bootable diskette, type format a:/s and press Enter.

What type of diskette do I use in my diskette drive?

Your system ships with a 1.44-megabyte (MB) diskette drive that uses 3.5-inch high density (HD) diskettes. These diskettes are also called double-sided, high-density (DSHD) diskettes. You can store 1.44 MB of information on these diskettes.

Your diskette drive can also use 3.5-inch double-sided, double-density (DSDD) diskettes. These diskettes only hold 720 kilobytes of data - about half the amount of data that 1.44-MB diskettes hold.

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