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From: luse@cod.UUCP (Stephen A. Luse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Format problems on AT clone...
Message-ID: <717@cod.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Jun-87 14:50:43 EDT
Article-I.D.: cod.717
Posted: Mon Jun  8 14:50:43 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jun-87 05:21:58 EDT
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
Lines: 24
Keywords: AT, clone, format, MS-DOS


	I've got an IDS (Intellgent Data Systems) AT clone on which
I recently installed MS-DOS 3.2.  Every DOS function appears to be
working fine *except* when formatting a floppy disk.  Format gives
the standard "Head.. Cylinder..." info, but can't make it past the
first cylinder without an "invalid media" error.  Multiple trys will
eventually get me a formatted disk (which Norton's DiskTest says is
fine).

	The drive controller was first suspect, but has been tested
in other machines with no problems.  I would suspect the floppy
drives themselves, but *both* would be at fault, and the system
reads the disks fine. 

	Does anyone have any advise?  Is there something in the
clone ROM Bios that may be causing trouble with MS-DOS 3.2?

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	Steph Luse				luse@nosc.mil
	NOSC San Diego

"The difference between ignorance and stupidity is that ignorance
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