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Article #34324Re: Formatting my HD
From: Trevor Grout
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00
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>Trevor Grout writes, >>FORMAT C: /S/Q >Format c: /s/q/u >/u = unconditional. No recovery HAHAHAH!!! Or this then 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: [/V[:label]] [/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. /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." I think I win Hehehe Regards -- Trev
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