First Class Peripherals Sider D4, Installation And User Manual

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3 . 2 . 1 7 F - Format A Disk
This command is like the FORMAT A VOLUME command
from Apple’s Filer utility. It will re-initialize any ProDOS
volume. Formatting a volume always destroys any files in the
volume and re-initialize the directory areas. Reformatted
volumes can not be unformatted or files recovered with the EX-
HUME function.
How to use:
• Select FORMAT A DISK from the menu. You will be asked
for the slot and drive number of the disk you want formatted.
• Next you will be prompted to enter a volume name. Pressing
return will accept the default.
• When formatting a floppy, you are prompted to enter the
number of tracks to be included in the format; 35 is standard,
use 40 only if you know your drive is capable of these
non-standard tracks.
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