Personal Computer User Manual

Formatting a diskette to 720KE3

If you want to format a diskette to a capacity of 720KB in your

1.44MB diskette drive, you need to use a switch with the

FORMAT command.

The /F:size switch tells the FORMAT command to format the

diskette as the size specified in the command even if the

capacity of the diskette drive is different. You can format a

1.44MB or a 720KB diskette to a capacity of 720KB using this

switch.

For example, to format a 720KB diskette in your 1.44MB

diskette drive, enter the following command:

FORMAT A: /F:720

Use this command when you follow the instructions in this

section to format a diskette.

Backing Up Data

It is very important to keep backup diskettes containing copies

of the files you create. You can copy your data (text and

program files) in several ways:

You can use the COPY or XCOPY command to copy

individual files or groups of files.

You can use the DISKCOPY command to make an exact

duplicate of a diskette.

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