User`s manual

3-2 DOS Operations
Following is a brief explanation of a few DOS functions.
If you want a
detailed explanation of all the DOS commands, refer to your DOS user
manual.
Starting MS-DOS
lf you are using a hard disk with DOS already installed, the computer
will “boot” or start itself.
lf you are using a floppy disk drive, insert the DOS system disk in drive
“A” and switch on your computer.
Your computer is now booted and ready to run application programs.
Fomatting Disks
You must format a floppy disk before it can be used.
To format a disk with the same capacity in drive A, type the following:
C>Format A: <Enter>
To format a disk with a lower capacity, use the /f:xxx line (XXX means
the capacity of your floppy disk) lf your network disk drives are unable
to detect the capacity of a floppy disk.
For example, lf drive A is a 1.2MB, 5.25” drive, and you want to format
a 360K disk in it, use the following command:
C>Format A:/F:360
<Enter>
If drive B is a 1.44MB, 3.5” drive, and you want to format a 720K disk
in it, use this command:
C>Format B:/F:720
<Enter>
After the disk is formatted, you will see the following:
Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)?
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