Disk problems/questions.

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sat Feb 14 20:28:00 1998

<With a 386 computer configured for B: =3D 360KB, a disk formatted in B:
<seems fine with no error messages. BUT: running SCANDISK on said
<newly-formatted 360KB diskette results in an error message: "Media
<descriptor byte incorrect", and prompts for repair. The byte, before
<and after repair, is hex FD. Has anyone else experienced this problem?

I suspect the following:

Disk controller board.

Corrupted format program.

Corrupted scandisk program.

One test not mentioned (or i've forgotten) is do you get the same error
on a disk formatted on a DIFFERENT PC?

Allison
Received on Sat Feb 14 1998 - 20:28:00 GMT

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