Article: Q49808
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 3.1, 3.2, 3.21, 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SUMMARY
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The /1 switch of the FORMAT command should only be used on a 360-kilobyte (K)
disk drive. It should not be used on a 1.2-megabyte(MB) disk drive. If the /1
switch is used on a non-360K drive, FORMAT returns the following error message:
Parameters not compatible. Format failure.
The purpose of the /1 switch is to format 160K and 180K disks. It cannot be used
in conjunction with the /4 switch.
Additional query words: 6.22 3.x 4.00 4.01 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS321 kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS320 kbMSDOS330a kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS310 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS330 kbMSDOS401 kbMSDOS500a
Version : MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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