Epson 100 Printer User Manual


 
Note
Besides the method described below, you can also format
diskettes using the Epson MENU utility. This program is
easy to use because it lets you select options from a Menu.
For more information, see the section on MENU later in this
chapter or see your MS-DOS Reference Manual.
Formatting Diskettes on the Apex 100
1.
Make sure you are logged onto drive A, with your working
copy of the MS-DOS Startup diskette in the drive.
2.
When you see the
A>
prompt, type the following and press
Enter:
FORMAT B:
You see this prompt:
Insert new diskette for drive B:
and strike ENTER when ready
3.
Insert the diskette you want to format into drive B and
press
Enter
to start formatting.
4.
When the diskette is formatted, you see a message similar
to this:
Format complete
362496 bytes total disk space
362496 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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