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158 MS-DOS User's Reference
Format
Using the Format
switches
Format
Purpose:
Formats the disk in the specified drive to accept MS-DOS files_
Syntax:
format drive:[/l)[/4)[/8] [In:xx)[lt:y'y)[/V)[ls]
or
format drive:[ 11)[ Ib )[ In.:xx] [It:Y.Y]
Comments:
The format command initializes the directory and the file alloca-
tion tables
on a disk You must use this command to format all
new disks before MS-DOS can use them_
When using
the commands, you must specify the drive that you
want to format_ Format then uses the drive type to determine the
default format for a disk
When you format a hard disk, format prompts you to verify the
volume label:
Enter current Volume Label for drive r
If your hard disk does not have a volume label, press the RETURN
key_ (Note: If your hard disk has never been formatted before, or
if it has a bad boot sector, format will not prompt you for a
volume label.)
If the volume label that you enter does not match the label on the
hard disk, format displays the following message:
Invalid Volume ID Format failure
Otherwise, it continues:
WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK
DRIVE x WILL BE LOST!
Proceed with Format (Y/N)?_
If you want to format your hard disk, type Y and press the RETURN
key_ If not, type N and press the RETURN key_
The !1 switch formats a disk for single-sided use, even if the disk
or drive is double-sided_ If the drive is double-sided and you don't
specify this switch, you won't be able to use the formatted disk in
a single-sided drive_
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