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From: zeno@milton.acs.washington.edu (Sean Lamont)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Formatting 3.5" Floppies
Message-ID: <658@milton.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 9 Nov 89 18:06:19 GMT
References: <3730@nigel.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: zeno@milton.acs.washington.edu (Sean Lamont)
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In article <3730@nigel.udel.EDU> jones@eglin.af.mil (Calvin Jones, III) writes:
>"Robin D. Wilson/1000000" <robin@sabre.uucp> writes:

>> >Something is distinctly wrong with my A500.. Whenever i try to format a
>> >new disk, the format procedure always starts up, when after formatting
>> >the first track and trying to validate it, the computer tells me that
>> >the disk is unreadable.. 
>> >Mark

I had exactly the same problem for a while, but then I ran my software
on a different machine and had the SAME problem. This caused me to be somewhat
suspicious.

Here's a hint:  Pick up VIRUSx.  Run it, on EVERYTHING.

Then come back and tell everyone your results.
Personally, elimination of the byte bandit virus cleared up all my formatting
problems.
I know this program is available from anon. FTP, but I'm not sure of the 
source.

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