CS158A Reference Desk: How do I ..
Format a floppy disk?

Here are step-by-step instructions on howto format a new floppy disk:

1. From the Program Manager choose the Main group
2. Double Click on File Manager to start it
3. Click on the Disk menu and choose Format Disk
4. Make sure that Disk In is set to Drive A:
5. Make sure that Capacity is set to 1.44 MB
6. Make sure that Make System Disk is NOT checked
7. Make sure that Quick Format is NOT checked
8. Click OK to format the disk!
   
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