def format_fat(self, quick):
        """Formats the medium as FAT.  Generally only useful for floppy images as
        no partition table will be created.

        in quick of type bool
            Quick format it when set.

        """
        if not isinstance(quick, bool):
            raise TypeError("quick can only be an instance of type bool")
        self._call("formatFAT",
                     in_p=[quick])