> Now, I've tried this with FOUR floppies -- all brand-new, three
It is possible that the drive has a problem. Does it always happen at the same place (may be the drive cannot go to track 82) or is it at a different place on each floppy (maybe the drive head is worn or dirty)? What you can do is create it on a different machine. It will probably still boot fine on the problematic one, booting it is not as sensitive a process as creating it. -Tom
