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Formatting a 720KB Diskette, FORMAT A: /F:-720, new diskette for drive A, Format complete

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At this point, you can format another diskette by pressing Y and Enter, or return to the MS-DOS command prompt by pressing N and Enter. Formatting a 720KB Diskette To format a 720KB diskette in a 1.44MB drive, follow these steps: 1. If necessary, log onto drive C. If you are not in the directory containing the file FORMAT.COM, use the CD command to change to that directory. 2. Type the following and press Enter: FORMAT A: /F:-720 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. When the diskette is formatted, you see this message and prompt: Format complete Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)? 3-16 Using MS-DOS With Your Computer

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At this point, you can format another diskette by pressing Y
and
Enter,
or return to the MS-DOS command prompt by
pressing
N
and
Enter.
Formatting a 720KB Diskette
To format a 720KB diskette in a 1.44MB drive, follow these
steps:
1.
If necessary, log onto drive C. If you are not in the directory
containing the file FORMAT.COM, use the CD command
to change to that directory.
2.
Type the following and press
Enter:
FORMAT A: /F:-720
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.
When the diskette is formatted, you see this message and
prompt:
Format complete
Volume label (11 characters, ENTER
for none)?
3-16
Using
MS-DOS With Your Computer