Chapter Conventions
Advanced User’s Guide
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FLASHDSK.SYS
This driver configures all of the unit’s available flash memory as a read-write
disk, called a flash disk. Reading from a flash disk is fast, but writing can be
somewhat slower. This driver is located on the Falcon’s
B
drive and is loaded by
the
config.sys
file located on that drive. The loading of
flashdsk.sys
cannot be eliminated.
FORMAT.COM
This utility formats a read-write disk drive. Only the flash and RAM drives
may be formatted using this command.
Format.com
uses the existing drive
parameters to recreate the drive, but without any files stored on it. This
provides a quick method for cleaning out an existing drive.
Syntax
FORMAT [
drive
:] [/y]
Options
drive
Specifies the letter of the drive to be formatted. If a drive letter is not specified,
the current drive is used.
/y
Suppresses output from being sent to the display, and bypasses the usual
prompt to proceed with formatting.
LOCK.COM
Use this utility to enable or disable write protection on flash or RAM drives.
(This is the software equivalent of the write-protect tab on a floppy disk.) Use
lock.com
to protect against accidental erasure of all files stored on a disk.
Whenever the Falcon is rebooted, write protection on a drive will be disabled,
by default. To lock the drive upon bootup, include a
lock
command in the
autoexec.bat
file on drive
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