Re: Error Message: "No ID on Disk"

Presumably you have no problems reading 'newer' floppies - just the 3 year
old disks.

If so, then I believe it is because of the following:

This article was previously published under Q130627
SYMPTOMS
After you perform a quick format on an unformatted floppy disk in Windows NT
File Manager or MS-DOS Command Prompt, the following error message appears
when you copy large files to the floppy disk:
No ID address mark was found on the floppy disk.
CAUSE
This is expected behavior. When you quick format an unformatted floppy disk,
correct data structures are placed; however, no media test and verification
of cluster usability are performed.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, perform the normal format on an unformatted floppy
disk.


"ultra_classic" <UseLinkToEmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Greetings all,
> Trying to use some 3 year old 3.5 High Density floppies that have been
> previously formatted and had data on them. My floppy drive appears to
> read them then I get the following:
> " No ID on Disk"
> Have tried Google and found this question has been asked previously on
> other forums but always without an answer.
> Any ideas :idea: would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> ultra_classic
>
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