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From: bruceh@mntgfx.mentor.com (Bruce Holm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What to do with bad disks?
Summary: maybe a bad disk drive
Message-ID: <1988Oct20.092358.196@mntgfx.mentor.com>
Date: 20 Oct 88 16:23:53 GMT
References: <15569@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation, Beaverton Oregon
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In article <15569@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>, c60a-2ce@e260-2b.berkeley.edu (Mikey) writes:
> 
> I don't know why, but a lot of my NEW blank disks will not initialize.
> I've tried both 400k and 800k formats; neither work. Are there any
> utilities out there that can seal off just the bad blocks so the
> entire disk won't be wasted?

I tried sending e-mail but got a "host unknown" msg.  Besides, I think others may
have or will eventually run into this problem.

I had this problem happen to me, too!  Then I discovered that my floppy drive
(a 800k DS Apple internal floppy drive) had broken...the disks were fine, it 
was the drive that was bad.

I don't like being the bearer of bad news but I strongly suggest you go to your 
nearest Apple dealer and get it checked out.  If they say it is ok, then maybe 
you got a batch of bum diskettes (but I doubt that).

My floppy drive cost about $175 to get replaced, that was with the trade-in of 
my broken one, and included installation.  This was at Businessland.  You may be 
able to do better.  Hope this helps...

--Bruce


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