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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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