How to Format a USB Flash Drive for Floppy Connect 2.0
Overview
The Floppy Connect 2.0 utilizes a special format on the USB flash drive that is created by the unit itself. This article will explain how this is done.
Requirements
- USB flash drive that is 32GB or less; SFA recommends 8 or 16GB drives.
- Insert the USB flash drive into the Floppy Connect 2.0
- Press and hold the FORMAT button for more than 5 seconds, until the CARD LED blinks red twice (with a 1-second interval)
- When the CARD LED turns solid red, release the FORMAT button
- The USB flash drive will be formatted to FAT12
- Once the formatting is complete, the CARD LED will remain solid green, and the R/W LED will be off
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