Epson 10020 User Manual

The formatted diskette is now ready to store data. See the

MS-DOS Reference Manual for information 

options you

can use with the 

FORMAT 

command.

1.

If necessary, type C : to log onto drive C.

2.

When you see the C> prompt, type the following and press

Enter:

FORMAT A:

You see this prompt:

Insert new diskette for drive A:

and strike ENTER when ready

3.

insert the diskette you want to format in drive A 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.

The formatted diskette is now ready to store data. See the

MS-DOS Reference Manual for information 

can use with the FORMAT command.

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