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From: billlund@hpindwa.cup.hp.com (Bill Lund)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: HD disks failing at 800K format
Message-ID: <56990001@hpindwa.cup.hp.com>
Date: 8 Apr 91 16:49:52 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino CA
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I've noticed some odd behavior when using high density disks in a 800K
drive.  When formatted at 800K, it seems that the high density disks,
which should be able to be formatted to 1.4M, have a high failure rate.
In one case my Mac II couldn't format it at all.

I had some of the high density disks sitting around and was going to use
them as 800K formatted disks, but not if they are going to keep failing.

Is there something particular to the high density disks that I'm not
aware of?

Thanks,

Bill Lund
HP Cupertino, CA