on 5/6/02 8:45 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Rebooting the computer gives me a >> message of disk error and restart. I've tried with several floppies and get >> the same message. After using the floppy one time it becomes a dead piece >> of plastic. When I reinsert the boot floppy in my desktop to reformat it, >> my desktop icons disappear. > > Frank, I had a similar problem on an older Mac...turned out the floppy drive > was bad, it loaded just enough of the system to "start" but then locked up > tighter than a tick. I borrowed a floppy drive from a friend and got the > system running. I actually had to reformat the disks in a PeeCee before > reusing them on the Mac (the Mac wants to read the directory list on the > drive...if that is hosed, it causes the Mac to freeze).
I *think* that if you have Disk First Aid running and THEN insert the floppy, you might get somewhere. There's also shareware/freeware floppy formatters that are meant for doing batch formatting. You start the app, then start inserting floppies, which are then formatted (I believe without mounting). I haven't needed this in eons (I'm still only less than halfway through the last batch of bulk unformatted floppies I got, ummmm..., 8 or 9 years ago), but you can probably just google for it or look on VersionTracker. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel (fyzycyst@NOSPAM^mailaps.org) ===================================================================== There is never a single right solution. There are always multiple wrong ones, though. ===================================================================== ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
