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From: vic@smunews.UUCP (Vic Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: Z-151 Won't Format Floppies
Summary: 151 format problem
Keywords: Format, 151, kick it
Message-ID: <16183@smunews.UUCP>
Date: 6 Mar 90 23:10:01 GMT
References: <21912@super.ORG>
Reply-To: vic@smunews.UUCP (Vic Hill)
Organization: Department of Electrical Engineering; S.M.U.; Dallas, TX
Lines: 22

In article <21912@super.ORG> pcolsen@super.UUCP (Peter C Olsen) writes:
>
>I have a ``standard'' Z-151 which will read and write 5-1/4'' floppies
>but will no longer format them.  Has anyone else ever seen this problem?
>Does anyone have any suggestions?

	I used to have one of those.  I never had that problem with my old
machine, but it sounds like you've either got a problem (loose or bad)
controller card or you are running a buggy version of DOS.  What DOS are
you running anyway?  That would help any diagnosis I could give.

	Just so you know, I'm not a technical guru with Zeniths, I'm only
an operations person.  I can remember the good old days of H/Z 89s.

	If all else fails, hit it with a nerf bat a few times.

  Vic

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