Compaq 270680-003 Compaq Reference Guide Deskpro 4000 and Deskpro 6000 Series - Page 78

Low-Level Format If the diskette has a damaged low-level format, or if the diskette has been bulk erased, the high-level format process will fail. If that happens, you should perform a low-level format with the utility provided by Compaq.  The following procedure applies to the Windows 95 environment only. Windows NT users should restart the computer from a DOS diskette, then run the FMTLS120 command. MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 users should run the FMTLS120 command from MS-DOS. To perform a low-level format, complete the following steps: 1. Select Shut Down... on the Start menu. 2. Select Restart the Computer in MS-DOS Mode. 3. When the command prompt appears, enter the following command: CD\LS120 4. Enter the following command, where X: is the drive designation of the LS-120 drive: FMTLS120 X: A low-level format will take approximately 40 minutes. 5. When the low-level format is complete, perform a highlevel format by following the previous procedure. Using the CD-ROM Drive Some Compaq Deskpro models feature a standard, slot-load 16X MAX or 24X MAX CD-ROM drive. The drive is a random access, read-only storage device capable of retrieving data from removable compact disc media, which can store up to 680 megabytes of digital information. The components on the front panel of the drive are shown and described in Chapter 1, "The Computer at a Glance." 5-4 Using the LS-120 and CD-ROM Drives