1.57 Format

Purpose

Use at the System Console prompt to format a local FAT volume, such as diskettes or USB drives, that have not already been formatted.

Syntax



FORMAT Local_FAT_Vol [/V:label] [/U] [/Q] [/FS:fat_type] 
[/A:cluster_size]

Parameter

Use to

Local_FAT_Vol

Specify a drive letter followed by a colon.

/V: label

Specify a label for the newly formatted FAT volume. Quotes are allowed in the label name.

/U: label

Unconditionally format the whole drive.

/Q

Perform a quick format of the device. Resets only the boot sector, FAT, and directory, and is the default format.

/FS: fat_type

Specify the filesystem type, FAT or FAT32.

/A: cluster_size

Specify the required size for a cluster. Options include 512, 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K.

IMPORTANT:The format fails if the requested size is not possible.

Examples

To format a diskette that is located in drive A: of the server and label the volume with the name of DEMO, enter the following at the system console promt:

FORMAT A: /V: DEMO

To quickly format a diskette that is located in the A: drive of the server, enter the following at the System Console prompt:

FORMAT A: /Q