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Formatting diskettes on the apex 100 – Epson 10020 User Manual

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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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