
4.
When the diskette is formatted, you see a message similar to this:
Format complete
1213952 bytes total disk space
1213952 bytes available on disk
Format another (Y/N)?
At this point, you can either format another diskette by pressing
Y and Enter, or return to the MS-DOS command prompt by
pressing
N
and
Enter.
Formatting Diskettes With One Diskette Drive (No
Hard Disk)
1.
Insert the working copy of your MS-DOS Startup diskette in
drive A.
2.
When you see the
A>
prompt, type the following and press
Enter:
FORMAT A:
You see this prompt:
Insert new diskette for drive A:
and strike ENTER when ready
3.
Remove the MS-DOS Startup diskette from the diskette drive.
Insert the diskette you want to format into drive A and press
Enter.
4.
When the diskette is formatted, you see a message similar to this:
Format complete
1213952 bytes total disk space
1213952 bytes available on disk
Format another (Y/N)?
At this point, you can either format another diskette by pressing
Y and Enter, or return to the MS-DOS command prompt by
pressing
N
and
Enter.
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