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Date:	Sat, 5 Jan 2002 09:01:42 PST7
From:	Zdenek JIzba <jizba@gte.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: command prompt

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I tried many diskettes using a number of different approaches: eCS GA,
eCS preview, CD install, some produced slightly different intermediate
results, but all ultimately could not format the diskettes. My next step will
be to go back to where I can go to utility diskettes (rather than CD)
and try to format diskettes there. I also plan to purchase pre-formatted
diskettes and try to re-format these to verify that the problem is NOT
in bad floppies.

"Benedict G. Archer" wrote:

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> Denny,
> The diskette was probably damaged before you attempted to format it.
> An apparently normal directory listing doesn't assure that the disk is
> OK. The format started and made the directory list unreadable, but
> aborted when it found track 0 unformattable. Did you try another
> diskette?
>
> Ben
>
> Zdenek JIzba wrote:
> >
> > It ocurred to me that I did not give enough information on my problem.
> > Here is more detail on an experiment I did just a few minutes ago.
> > 1. I inserted an extra copy of my eCS utility diskettes into the
> > floppy disk drive.
> > 2. At the eCS prompt I entered dir a:
> > The result was a long list of the contents of the 1.44 HD drive
> > 3. I entered the command: Format a:
> > This produced the two messages:
> > SYS1281 Track 0 could not be formatted
> > SYS1279 The format was unsuccessful
> > 4. I re-entered the command: dir a: the message reads:
> > The drive cannot find the sector (area requested)
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