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Formatting Compact Flash for DOS
I'm trying to format a 32MB and 256MB Compact Flash card for DOS but have not been successul. The steps I am taking are:
1. Boot workstation up to DOS 6.22
2. CF Reader connected to workstation with CF inserted
3. Workstation boots to A Drive
4. CF is C: drive
5. Issue the command format c: /S
6. format is reported as being successful
7. When I try to boot off the Compact Flash the message "missing operating system" is displayed.
Any ideas as to why this is happening or any ideas on how to format Compact Flash for DOS?
Thanks,
Adrienne
1. Boot workstation up to DOS 6.22
2. CF Reader connected to workstation with CF inserted
3. Workstation boots to A Drive
4. CF is C: drive
5. Issue the command format c: /S
6. format is reported as being successful
7. When I try to boot off the Compact Flash the message "missing operating system" is displayed.
Any ideas as to why this is happening or any ideas on how to format Compact Flash for DOS?
Thanks,
Adrienne
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The smaller cards seem unpredictable for formatting to boot. Try either fdisk/MBR or using fdisk to format as FAT-16 rather than DOS6.22's FAT-12 (try a Win98 Bootdisk to do this and choose the FAT-16 <32MB version))
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Great, thanks for the information I'll give the Win98Bootdisk a try over the next couple of days..
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Thanks,
Adrienne