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| Date: | Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:30:40 -0500 |
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In Win98 when I enter the DOS command
"Format /?"
the following help messige is displayed:
Does this help?
Don Elias
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Formats a disk for use with MS-DOS.
FORMAT drive: [/V[:label]] [/Q] [/F:size] [/B | /S] [/C]
FORMAT drive: [/V[:label]] [/Q] [/T:tracks /N:sectors] [/B | /S] [/C]
FORMAT drive: [/V[:label]] [/Q] [/1] [/4] [/B | /S] [/C]
FORMAT drive: [/Q] [/1] [/4] [/8] [/B | /S] [/C]
/V[:label] Specifies the volume label.
/Q Performs a quick format.
/F:size Specifies the size of the floppy disk to format (such
as 160, 180, 320, 360, 720, 1.2, 1.44, 2.88).
/B Allocates space on the formatted disk for system files.
/S Copies system files to the formatted disk.
/T:tracks Specifies the number of tracks per disk side.
/N:sectors Specifies the number of sectors per track.
/1 Formats a single side of a floppy disk.
/4 Formats a 5.25-inch 360K floppy disk in a high-density
drive.
/8 Formats eight sectors per track.
/C Tests clusters that are currently marked "bad
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 22:20:51 -0400 bobbilyn <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Jerry
> i read today that if you format using format c: without the /s at
> the end that it doesn't load your drivers I thought about just doing
> it again with the /s on it but i wasn't sure if i could without the
> cd-rom could i load win98se from the A: or no i'm going nuts
>
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