How To Use Fdformat To Reformat A Used Diskette - Sun Microsystems Enterprise 250 Owner's Manual

How to Use fdformat to Reformat a
Used Diskette
Before You Begin
The simplest way to format, list the contents of, read, copy, or eject a diskette is to
use the File Manager tool. Refer to Solaris User's Guide for information about File
Manager.
Caution – Formatting erases everything on a diskette. Do not format a used
diskette unless you want to erase its contents.
If the server is set up without a local console, you need to set up a console on it in
order to issue software commands; see:
"About Setting Up a Console" on page 19
If the diskette is write-protected, you have to remove the write protection; see:
"How to Allow Writing to a Diskette" on page 195
What to Do
1. Insert a diskette into the diskette drive.
2. From the console device, enter the fdformat command.
Type the appropriate command, as listed for your diskette. It takes a minute or two
for the system to format the diskette.
Diskette Density
High Density (HD)
Medium Density (MD)
Low Density (2DD)
You can now write to and read from the diskette.
Storage Capacity
(Formatted) Command
1.44 Mbytes
fdformat -U
1.2 Mbytes
fdformat -mU
720 Kbytes
fdformat -lU
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