Formatting Low Density Disk With System Files

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:02:42 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: To format (with system files) a low density 3.5" disk in a high density disk drive (A:) type FORMAT A: /N:9 /T:80 /S at a B:> prompt with the DOS disk in the B: drive. If customers are using DOS 4.0 or higher, they can also format a high density 3.5" disk to low density capacity with the command FORMAT A: /F:720. The A: can be replaced with any floppy drive letter, and 720 can be replaced with whatever size the user would like the disk to be (in kilobytes). Thus, the command for formatting 5.25" disks to low density in a high density drive is FORMAT A: /F:360. One customer received the error "Invalid Parameter" when using the FORMAT command. The disk formatted correctly when the customer used the command line FORMAT A: /N:9 /T:80. This command is used to format a 720K disk in a 1.44M floppy drive.

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