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From: bpm@homxb.UUCP (B.MAGNIN)
Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm
Subject: 1541 Drive problems
Message-ID: <1575@homxb.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 13-May-86 15:25:13 EDT
Article-I.D.: homxb.1575
Posted: Tue May 13 15:25:13 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 16-May-86 02:10:46 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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Here's a problem that maybe one of you c64 gurus may be able to help
me with.

Recently, my 1541 has begun to refuse to format disks using the
standard N0:fname,id.

Here are the general symptoms:

     All my software loads and runs normally.

     I have no problem writing to my previously formatted disks.

     If I attempt to format a disk now, the drive hangs up between
     tracks 1 and 6 (seems to vary) and screen message indicates that
     the formatting is complete.

     I can format a disk by using a format-as-it-goes type copy
     program such as the widely used three minute copy routine
     and then scratching all the programs and data on the copy by
     using S0:*.

Thanks in advance,

Byron Magnin
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