Formatting Your Diskette; Single Drive - Sanyo MBC-550 Series User Manual

FORMATTING YOUR DISKETTE
Blank diskettes must be formatted before data is stored
on them. Formatting is a way of arranging the diskette
so the MBC550 will know how and where to store and look
for information. Just as a file drawer is arranged
with file holders and separated into groups, a diskette
must be arranged so data may be separated in easy to
locate sections and areas.
The FORMAT command accomplishes the task of assigning
sectors and work areas on the diskette.
Single Drive
With the system disk in drive A, type in the format
command after the system prompt:
A:FORMAT /S
/S is an option that allows you to copy the operating
system onto the disk as you format it.
The following message will appear:
Remove disk now in drive A
Insert a blank disk in drive A and depress any key
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