FDISK command

Do you wish to enable large disk support (Y/N) ?

Y - FAT 32, N - FAT Type Y

Create DOS partition or logical DOS drive.
First run FDISK and format the disk, so that it can store data.

Format C:/S/V followed by Enter key formats C drive and copy the stystem files and asks for Volume label entry.

Norton Utilities
can unformat a disk before writing. If an area remains unreadable after the initial read and five retries, it is marked in ther FAT as bad cluster.

Error - Invalid media type means the drive has been partitioned but not formatted.
Error - Invalid drive specification, if the drive does not have a valid partition or if the boot sector is damaged.

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