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by lizzy
Perhaps the computer that the diskette is going to is an older operating system than the one on which it was originally formatted thus causing this error.
If that's not it, the diskette may be full or corrupted in which case any data that can be salvaged on the original PC that can read it would be wise. Format a new diskette on the destination PC and then go to the originating PC and copy the data from the hard drive or network drive--not the problem diskette.
by thechas
Verify that the computers that ask to format the disk have the correct IDE driver installed for the chip-set on the motherboard.
With Windows 98 in particular, the default IDE driver does not work properly for a growing number of motherboards.
Make sure that the floppy drives are clean. They often act as an air filter for the PC when there is NOT an air intake fan.
It is possible that 1 or more drives are slightly out of alignment. Try swapping in a new drive on a couple of machines that have the problem most often.
Chas
Floppy disks are not always easily readible by
computers as they're not built to be passed around
(except with kid gloves), If the little silver piece moves a
bit or if a there is any soil or oil (from hands) gets on the
film this can happen. When this happens I take the little
metal piece and simply snap it once or twice (gently) to
make sure it goes into place easily prior to inserting it
into a different machine.
Floppy disks are not always easily readible by
computers as they're not built to be passed around
(except with kid gloves), If the little silver piece moves a
bit or if a there is any soil or oil (from hands) gets on the
film this can happen. When this happens I take the little
metal piece and simply snap it once or twice (gently) to
make sure it goes into place easily prior to inserting it
into a different machine.
by otl
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