Formats a disk for use with Windows 2000. FORMAT volume [/FS:file-system] [/V:label] [/Q] [/A:size] [/C] [/X] FORMAT volume [/V:label] [/Q] [/F:size] FORMAT volume [/V:label] [/Q] [/T:tracks /N:sectors] FORMAT volume [/V:label] [/Q] [/1] [/4] FORMAT volume [/Q] [/1] [/4] [/8] volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon) mount point or volume name. /FS:filesystem Specifies the type of the file system (FAT FAT32 or NTFS). /V:label Specifies the volume label. /Q Performs a quick format. /C Files created on the new volume will be compressed by default. /X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. All opened handles to the volume would no longer be valid. /A:size Overrides the default allocation unit size. Default settings are strongly recommended for general use. NTFS supports 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 16 32 64 FAT supports 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 16 32 64 (128K 256 for sector size > 512 bytes). FAT32 supports 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 16 32 64 (128K 256 for sector size > 512 bytes). Note that the FAT and FAT32 files systems impose the following restrictions on the number of clusters on a volume: FAT: Number of clusters <= 65526 FAT32: 65526 < Number of clusters < 268435446 Format will immediately stop processing if it decides that the above requirements cannot be met using the specified cluster size. NTFS compression is not supported for allocation unit sizes above 4096. /F:size Specifies the size of the floppy disk to format (160 180 320 360 640 720 1.2 1.23 1.44 2.88 or 20.8). /T:tracks Specifies the number of tracks per disk side. /N:sectors Specifies the number of sectors per track. /1 Formats a single side of a floppy disk. /4 Formats a 5.25-inch 360K floppy disk in a high-density drive. /8 Formats eight sectors per track.