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- From: JScotto@Wazoo.Com (John scotto)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Help Formatting Hard Disk
- Date: 1 Feb 1996 05:44:56 GMT
- Organization: New Mexico Internet Access
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- I have a 2.5" HD pulled from my A1200 which I have tentatively sold to a
- fellow however, I now seem to have a problem.
-
- 1. As part of the sale I was to re-format the drive and
- just install the basic WB 3.0 system software.
-
- 2. The drive until now has given me zero problems.
-
- 3. Upon attempting to format the drive I got a message
- "Couldn't open HD3" (HD3 being the partition name)
- This also ends the format process.
-
- 3. If I try to use Disksalv "repair" option it reports that all is
- repaired but when I try to format I get the same message again.
-
- What is wrong? Have I somehow messed up the format process? I need
- to know fairly soon because I want to be able to either say in good
- conscience that the drive is ok or tell the fellow to look somewhere
- else for a drive.
-
- Any ideas?
-
- Sincerely,
-
- John Scotto
- JScotto@Wazoo.Com
-
-