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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] format error

2008-11-05 by NormLeete@aol.com

In a message dated 04/11/2008 13:25:51 GMT Standard Time, dd_62622@yahoo.com writes:
Help!

When trying to format a sound disk on the IIx yesterday the system
halted after a minute telling me:

format error status - 31 at psn $001a

**disk 1/0 error - status = 37 at 2298 on drive 1-psn 0024

**09 chain aborted by sytem error status word

Am I in big trouble here ?
I tried some tests...then I noticed that drive 01 would not write
anymore ..It reads o.k. also under page 2 but when trying to create a
new voice the system gives me a write error message.
tranfering files works o.k. but when I swapped drives I still wasn't
able to format a disk.
any help appriciated.
could this just be dirt?
David,
Is the disk write enabled? In other words, is there a notch and the front of the disk and is it covered up with a sticky write protect / enable tab.
I recently nearly threw away some disks I thought were faulty when I got the same message until I noticed that the disks that failed had the notch and they weren't covered up. Sticky label applied and they all worked perfectly...
Some disks did not have the notch, so they all worked perfectly..
Norm

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