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A new floppy disk can be formatted using the FORMAT command in DOS. The same tool is available in Windows using the Format utility in 'My Computer'.
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What would you do to make a startup disk using windows 98?
insert floppy drive and go to command prompt and run format /s a:
Can you reformat a floppy disk in Windows 98?
You can open "My Computer", right-click on the floppy, and select "Format". Or, open up a command window and type FORMAT A:
Is it possible for a floppy drive to change the format of a floppy disk from FAT to RAW and can this be corrected?
Yes it is possible to change the format of a floppy disk from FAT to RAW if the operating system on the PC, which the floppy is to be formated is using but the RAW format than the flopy will have the RAW format at the end of formating the floppy
How can you see your files on floppy disk when you are asked to format the disk?
When prompted to format the floppy disk, click NO. Especially if the disk has files that you wish to access. Formatting the disk erases EVERYTHING on the disk and starts the disk anew.
What command line program can capture an entire operating system installation to a single file?
Format a: /s will format the disk in the first floppy drive and copy the system files to it, making it a bootable disk.
How do you create bootable disk from ms dos 6.22?
Assuming you're talking about making a bootable floppy disk... You need to format the disk with the /s switch... For example - Format A: /sOnce the disk has formatted - you need to copy the system files (config.sys, config.bat & autoexec.bat) to the disk.This creates the bare minimum files needed to boot a computer from a floppy - and give you the command prompt. There are other files you can add to the disk (such as what the command prompt will look like etc) - but they're entirely for your own choices.
How do you format a disc in A drive?
You go to My Computer and right click Floppy (A)and click Format. A dialog will appear and after selecting the right options for you (quick/full format, label etc.) you click Start.Note: A floppy disk must be in the drive A: for this to work.First you are going to need a command prompt. From the start button win7 in the search field type (cmd). Then from the command prompt type format A:
How frequently should you format a floppy disk?
As little as possible. Floppy disks are prone to corruption and should be accessed as little as possible. It would be generally advised that no data should be stored on a floppy disk, and that any data you have on floppy disk should be removed and backed up on a more reliable format such as flash memory.
If you have Linux installed on your system how can you still create a bootable floppy disk to use the drive fitness test from hitachi?
This depends on how Hitachi instructs you to make the disk:1. If they give you a disk image to download and tell you to use a program like WinImage to put it onto a floppy disk, do the following:A. Insert the floppy disk into the drive.B. Open up a terminalC. Enter the command "su"D. Enter the command "dd if= of=/dev/fd0"You now have the floppy disk you can boot from.2. If they give you a program to put onto an MS-DOS boot floppy, do the following:A. Insert the floppy disk into the driveB. Download a FreeDOS boot floppy image from the link in the Related Links section belowC. Open up a terminalD. Enter the command "su"E. Enter the command "dd if=FREEDOS.IMG of=/dev/fd0"F. Enter the command "mkdir bootfloppy"G. Enter the command "mount /dev/fd0 bootfloppy"H. Enter the command "cp bootfloppy"I. Enter the command "umount bootfloppy"You now have a bootable floppy disk with the program on it.
How to convert Floppy disk fat to raw?
RAW is unformatted and unreadable so a floppy which is not formatted is in the raw format
How do you format a hard drive with Windows 95?
For any disk OTHER THAN THE ONE YOU BOOT FROM, simply open a command prompt and type: format d: (where "d" is the designator of the disk that you want to format) OR open windows explorer, select "my computer" then right click on the drive you want to format (again, it can't be the disk you boot from" If you want to format your C drive you'll need to boot from some other medium, such as the installation disk or a floppy.
What is s switch used for in format disk?
The "-s" switch in the format command is used to format the disk so that it is a "system" disk. In other words, it makes it a "bootable" disk.
