NEC VERSA LX Manual page 189

on the My Computer icon and then right click (click the right-hand
mouse button) on the 3.5 Floppy or SuperDisk (A:) 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.
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.
C-6 Frequently Asked Questions
How do I format a diskette?
In Windows 98, Windows 95 or Windows NT, double click
What type of diskette do I use in my diskette drive?
Some systems ship with a 1.44-megabyte (MB) diskette drive