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Initializing a floppy disk
Initializing a new floppy disk prepares the disk to store
information.
1. Insert a new floppy disk into your floppy disk drive.
If you inserted a high-density disk (1.4 MB), this message
appears:
If you inserted a double-sided (800K) disk, this message
appears:
2. If you inserted a high-density disk, click Initialize.
If you inserted a double-sided disk, click Two-Sided.
A message alerts you that you’re about to erase any
information that may be on the floppy disk. A new floppy disk
has no information on it.
3. Click Erase.
A third message asks you to name the disk.
4. Type a name for the disk.
If you don’t name the disk, the computer gives it the name
“Untitled.”
5. Click OK.
The computer takes about a minute to initialize the disk.
When initialization is finished, the icon of the floppy disk
appears on the desktop.
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