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  1. Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!gumby!destroyer!news.iastate.edu!isucard.card.iastate.edu!MLONG
  3. From: MLONG@isucard.card.iastate.edu
  4. Subject: Re: Can't format in drive a: (5.25"HD)
  5. Message-ID: <16858DBD5.MLONG@isucard.card.iastate.edu>
  6. Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
  7. Organization: CARD
  8. References:  <1992Sep4.143029.3772@spcvxb.spc.edu>
  9. Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 21:37:51 GMT
  10. Lines: 21
  11.  
  12. In article <1992Sep4.143029.3772@spcvxb.spc.edu>                                                                                                      
  13. mauritz_c@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:                                                                                                                      
  14.                                                                                                                                                       
  15. >I recently had the need to format a disk in my A: drive (5.25"HD) and                                                                                
  16. >noticed that it simply does not work.  The disk will churn on and                                                                                    
  17. >on and the format fails.  Why?  I think I have the most recent HPFS                                                                                  
  18. >patch.  Is there another patch I need?  When is IBM going to consolidate                                                                             
  19. >all these damn patches into some semblance of order?                                                                                                 
  20. >                                                                                                                                                     
  21. >Cheers,                                                                                                                                              
  22. >                                                                                                                                                     
  23. >Chris                                                                                                                                                
  24. >                                                                                                                                                     
  25. Just want to make sure that your CMOS drive settings are corect.  Was it workin                                                                       
  26. g before and then quit, or has it never worked?  There are some fixes for IBM1F                                                                       
  27. LPY.ADD file, you may wnat to try that fix.                                                                                                           
  28. What errer message do you get?  Are you using a command line or using the Drive                                                                       
  29. s PM based format?                                                                                                                                    
  30. Good luck                                                                                                                                             
  31. Mike Long                                                                                                                                             
  32. Iowa State University                                                                                                                                 
  33.