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#### 2. Format a Disc

The disc will be formatted according to the current format set for that drive. You are reminded of the current formats and asked which drive you wish to use for formatting. If the current format is not the format you wish to put on the disc, then press N (for None), which will return you to the menu, and use function 1 to change the current format.

Error messages such as 'Disc not ready' may occur on drive B, because it takes a little time for the head to move from track 80 to track 0. If this occurs, press 'R', (for Retry) to continue formating. An error message referring to Drive F means Drive B, side 2.

#### 3. Customise RAMDOS.BIN

This allows you to change the default format used by RAMDOS for drive B. It loads RAMDOS.BIN, alters the Disc Parameter Block with the values of the current format for drive B, and then saves this new version.

#### 4 & 5. Examine

These functions are for the specialist. The DPB values represent the current formats which are set for the drives. They are recalculated and updated when function 1 is used to change the format, but function 5 allows you to set these values independently.

WARNING. Setting these values wrongly can
seriously damage the health of your disc drive!

#### 6 & 7. CATalogue and change USER

Either disc can be catalogued. The default USER number is 0, and this USER is catalogued unless a change is requested.

#### 8. Disc Copy

This function is for copying a disc in drive B. In order to cut down the number of disc swaps to a minimum, a Buffer disc is used in drive A which can hold one quarter of the data on a 5.25" disc. The destination disc must have the same format as the source disc BEFORE copying, and the disc in drive A must have the 'Buffer, format.

#### 9. Test disc format

This function will identify the format of any disc which has been formated using FORMATS. The first track is searched for all the sector numbers present, and the first five track numbers on each side are identified. This information enable most non-standard formats to be identified.