Supported Values for FORMAT /N and /T Switches (35766)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q35766 SUMMARY
The FORMAT.COM utility supports two new switches, /N and /T. The /N switch
allows you to specify the number of tracks on the disk to be formatted.
Similarly, the /T switch allows you to specify the number of sectors per
track on the disk to be formatted. You must use the /T and /N switches
together; you cannot use them separately.
These are "open-ended" switches. That is, they do not work for all values,
only values that are supported by the ROM BIOS of your system. Specifying a
value that is not supported by the ROM BIOS results in the FORMAT.COM
utility returning the error "parameters not supported."
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/10/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB35766 |
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