NEC VERSA LXI - VERSION 10-2000, Manual

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C-6 Frequently Asked Questions
How do I format a diskette?
In Windows, double click on the My Computer icon and then right click
(click the right-hand mouse button) on the 3.5-inch Floppy or SuperDisk icon
(depending upon your hardware configuration. Select Format and choose the format
process that best suits your needs.
To format high density 1.44-MB diskettes - In DOS, type format a: and press Enter. If
you want a bootable diskette, type format a:/s and press Enter.
What type of diskette do I use in my diskette drive?
Some systems ship with a 1.44-megabyte (MB) diskette drive that uses
3.5-inch high density (HD) diskettes. These diskettes are also called double-sided,
high-density (DSHD) diskettes. You can store 1.44 MB of information on these
diskettes.
Your diskette drive can also use 3.5-inch double-sided, double-density (DSDD)
diskettes. These diskettes only hold 720 kilobytes of data - about half the amount of
data that 1.44-MB diskettes hold.
Some systems ship with the SuperDisk™ drive that uses 120-MB diskettes. You can
store up to 120-MB of information on these diskettes. The SuperDisk drive is backward
compatible and uses 720-KB and 1.44-MB diskettes.