Wally,
Thanks again. It is a 3.5 at 1.44 mb. Normally, I DO keep two copies
of everything. And sometimes I'll keep another on the HD and another on a
5.25 floppy if I'm using a puter that has that size of drive. Been thinkig
about putting on into this beast. I still have 2 bays left.
Dale
In a message dated 8/23/2004 3:48:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> Dale:
> You have told us in detail about your problems
> with floppy disks. You did not identify the size, but I am sure
> you are referring to the 3.5" disks. These can be trouble in
> many ways. They can have been formatted in a non standard
> manner, which is not readable in available drives.
> Also they are not a reliable storage media.
> Almost half of my 3.5" disks report bad sectors
> when I try to reformat them. In some cases bad sectors have
> developed where data was stored and I have lost data. I now
> store data on a 3.5" disk using two backup disks And have had
> to use the backup disks several times.
> I have found the 5 1/4" disk much more reliable but have not as yet
> turned to them for storage.
>
> Permanent Magnets will not effectively clear (demagnetize) a disk
> for it to accept a new format. The magnet used in an MRI will do it.
> (It will also clear the magnetic strip on your credit card). You need
> a powerful electromagnet to do this. They sell some for demagnetizing
> audio tape on reels and cassettes which might work with disks.
>
> If you cannot clear your disk, you might try formatting a 1.44 Mb disk
> at 720 kb (do not forget to cover the hole without the blocker).
> Once you do this, it might accept a new format at 1.44 Mb.
> Do not accept the first refusal. Keep asking it to try the format
> again. You can wear it down to the point where it
> will actually do the format for you.
>
> Wally
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