Ms Dos /fs Switch?

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  16/05/06 - 12:02 #2

  format /fs:XXX
  
  XXX= FAT, FAT32 or NTFS.
  
  For future reference, format /?.

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  16/05/06 - 12:12 #3

  Lurch wrote:

  format /fs:XXX
  
  XXX= FAT, FAT32 or NTFS.
  
  For future reference, format /?.

  
  Ok thanks, I now get the following.
  
  THE TYPE OF FILE SYSTEM IS RAW
  THE NEW FILE SYSTEM IS FAT
  VERIFYING 0M
  CANNOT DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF SECTORS ON THIS VOLUME
  
  Anyone any ideas?

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  16/05/06 - 12:19 #4

  Got it sorted, Went into control management and administrative tools

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  16/05/06 - 12:38 #5

  there are a few tools for this as well.......that will also let you make it bootable.
  
  i've tried the hp one on many different keys and they've all worked but not the dell one
  
  ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp27001-27500/SP27213.exe
  ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/rmsd/R69131.EXE

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