UTILITY Menu

3.Select Format... from the second page of the side menu (More 2 of 2).

4.The currently selected format will appear in the Type item in the sub-menu. Select the correct format with the general purpose knob. The following formats can be selected for Type:

IBM-PC 2HD PC9800 2HD J3100 2HD IBM-PC 2DD PC9800 2DD

When floppy disks written by this instrument are used in a personal computer, select the correct format type as indicated by Table 3-22.

Table 3322: MS3DOS Formats for 3.53inch Disks

Format Type

IBM3PC

PC9800

J3100

 

 

 

 

1.44 Mbytes/18 sectors ￿2HD￿

1

3

2

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Mbytes/8 sectors ￿2HD￿

3

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Mbytes/15 sectors ￿2HD￿

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

720

Kbytes/9 sectors ￿2DD￿

1

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

640

Kbytes/8 sectors ￿2 DD￿

2

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

1

: Format normally used on personal computer (format selected with AWG2021).

2

: Not regular format, but can be read and written.

 

 

3 : Can not be read or written.

NOTE. The IBM-PC and J3100 2DD formats are the same. Thus, use the

IBM-PC 2DD format for J3100 2DD disks.

5.After selecting the format, select Execute from the sub-menu. This starts the disk formatting. During formatting, a message to that effect, ªFormatting disk...º is displayed on the screen.

NOTE. A disk with its write prevent tab in the write-protected position cannot be formatted. Slide the tab to the write-enable position, then try again. See the discussion below of write prevention.

When formatting is complete, the message on the screen will disappear and an empty file list will appear with the format type and available disk space shown in the upper right-hand corner.

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