NEC VERSA SX User Manual page 170

My Computer icon and then right click (click the right-hand mouse
button) on the 3.5 Floppy (A:) icon. Select Format and select the format
process that best suits your needs.
To format high density 1.44-MB diskettes - In DOS, type format a: and
press Enter. If you want a bootable diskette, type format a:/s and press
Enter.
drive?
diskette drive that uses 3.5-inch high density (HD) diskettes. These
diskettes are also called double-sided, high-density (DSHD) diskettes.
You can store 1.44 MB of information on these diskettes.
Your diskette drive can also use 3.5-inch double-sided, double-density
(DSDD) diskettes. These diskettes only hold 720 kilobytes of data -
about half the amount of data that 1.44-MB diskettes hold.
C-10 Frequently Asked Questions
How do I format a diskette?
In Windows 95 or Windows NT, double click on the
What type of diskette do I use in my diskette
Some systems ship with a 1.44-megabyte (MB)