Formatting a diskette – Toshiba V1100 User Manual
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Formatting a diskette
It is common to purchase diskettes preformatted; however, you may
want to format a used diskette for reuse.
Formatting a diskette erases all information currently on the diskette. Do
not format a diskette unless you are sure it is blank or contains only files
you no longer need.
Before formatting a diskette:
□ Set the diskette to write-enabled. The tab at the left corner of the
diskette should cover the square hole.
□ Check that the diskette does not contain information you may need.
Insert the diskette in the drive, click
Start
, point to
Programs
, click
Windows Explorer
and click the
A:
drive to see what the diskette
contains.
To format the diskette:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon.
2. Click
A:
with the secondary button, then click
Format
.
3. Make sure the options in the
Format
dialog box are set correctly,
especially the
Capacity
option.
You cannot format 720 KB diskettes for 1.44 MB.
Click
Start
.
Your operating system formats the diskette, displaying the
Format
Results
screen when it is finished.
Click
Close
.
Press the diskette eject button and remove the diskette from the
drive.
To format another diskette, insert it into the drive and repeat steps 4
through 6.
When you've finished formatting diskettes, click
Close
to exit the
Format
dialog box.
Close the
My Computer
window.
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