Acorn A3010, Welcome Manual

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Discs and disc drives
4 Decide on a name for your disc
Move the pointer over the Name: box and press
Ctrl U to delete the default name: Then type in
the name you've decided on: (See Renaming a
floppy disc on page 32 for more information on
disc names).
5 Format the disc
If you're sure you want to format the disc, click
on the Format box:
If you don't want to format the disc after all,
simply click on the close icon of the window to
abandon the operation:
During formatting, an indication of the progress of the operation will be displayed. The
RISC OS 3 User and Applications Guide gives you more information about formatting
discs:
When you've formatted a disc, it's a good idea to stick a label on it and write on a
name — something to help you remember what is (or will be) on the disc
Disc errors
If, while formatting is in progress, you get a message that looks like this:
then the chances are your floppy disc is faulty: If you click on Continue, the computer
will attempt to 'map out' any defects: You can use a disc with such defects, but there's
always the chance it may prove faulty in the future, so if you can afford to it's probably
best if you throw the disc away and use another one:
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