Format A Floppy Disk - Agilent Technologies ESA-E Series User Manual

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File Menu Functions

Format a Floppy Disk

You can format a floppy disk in the analyzer. The format is MS-DOS®
Note that it is not necessary to format your floppy disk with the
analyzer; preformatted disks can be used with the analyzer.
1. Place the disk you wish to format into the floppy drive (A:\) of the
Only 1.44-MB floppy disks are supported by the analyzer. 720-KB
NOTE
floppy disks will not work reliably.
2. Access the
The directory information box displays all files present on the floppy
NOTE
disk inserted in drive (A:\). If the disk you are attempting to format has
no pre-existing formatting, or is not inserted in drive (A:\), the error
message: bad, missing, or unformatted disk is displayed in the
status line.
3. Press
To abort disk format, press any key but
CAUTION
formatted, all data on the disk is destroyed.
4. Press
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analyzer.
key by pressing
Format
The directory information box is active (highlighted), however, only
the floppy disk volume [-A-] is shown on the display.
. The following message appears in the display
Format Now
window: WARNING: You are about to destroy ALL data on
Volume A:. Press Format Now again to proceed or any other
key to abort.
a second time to format the disk. See
Format Now
1. MS-DOS®‚ is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
, , and then
File More 1 of 2
. When a disk is
Format Now
1
.
.
Format
Figure 2-7.
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