Formatting A 1.44Mb Diskette - Epson Equity LT-286 User Manual

Note
Be sure to purchase the appropriate type of 3 1/2-inch
for the format you want to use, Double-den&y diskettes may be
formatted only for 720KB; high-density diskettes may be
formatted only for 1.44MB.

Formatting a 1.44MB Diskette

To format a 1.44MB diskette:
1. If necessary, log onto drive C. If you are not in the directory
where the file FORMAT.COM is stored, change to that
directory. For example, if FORMAT.COM is stored in a
subdirectory named DOS, type
2. When you see the
Enter:
FORMAT A:
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:
4.
Format complete
1447664 bytes total disk space
1447664 bytes available on disk
Format another (Y/N)?
At this point, you can either format another diskette by
pressing Y and
prompt by pressing
5-14
Using MS-DOS With Your Equity LT-286
prompt, type the following and press
>
C
Enter,
or return to the MS-DOS command
N Enter.
and
and press
\DOS
C
D
diskettes
Enter.