Disk Error On Track 0 Head 0 Sector Not Found
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cannot write to floppybodger May-01-02 10:25PMHaving just trawled microsofts hardware support newsgroup there are a few people with the same problem but no answers.Im running xp pro,on fat 32 everything is fine except when trying to write to a floppy I insert a NEW floppy into my drive and it will pop up with the error message, "Disk in drive is not formatted, do you wish to format now? I click on A: drive, green light comes on, it churns away then I get a message windows is unable to format.If I double click on the rescue xpboot.exe it looks good until it gets to 1% then I get error disc error on track 0 head 0 sector not found, then Batch stopped no target ! umm need some advice please 1. RE: cannot write to floppyTwinhead May-02-02 06:36AMIn response to message 0A few questoins and a possible clue:1 In the BIOS, is The correct type of diskdrive stated? (1,44MB 3,5 Inch on port A, First port)2 In the BIOS, is Floppy mode 3 DISABLED? (Must be)3 Can you boot from a systemfloppy?4 Can you read any floppy in WinXp?If all checks out, WinXp is corrupted!If not, your floppydrive could have failed.2. RE: cannot write to floppybodger May-02-02 10:46AMIn response to message 1Thanks twinhead but checked all those before, and device manager, and trying to format using command prompt arrrrghHowever trusting nothing I found some old diskettes, the ones I was using were new Emtecs dos formattednothing till the 3rd one which was part of an apple mac prog.1st attempt got to 23% format then errorC:\Documents and Settings\bodger>Format a:Insert new disk for drive A:and press ENTER when ready...The type of the file system is RAW.The new file system is FAT.Verifying 1.44MInvalid media or Track 0 bad - disk unusable....getting better then I tried command prompt C:\Documents and Settings\bodger>format a:Insert new disk for drive A:and press ENTER when ready...The type of the file system is FAT.Verifying 1.44MInitializing the File Allocation Table (FAT)...Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)?Format complete.1,457,664 bytes total disk space.10,240 bytes in bad sectors.1,447,424 bytes available on disk.512 bytes in each allocation unit.2,827 allocation units available on disk.12 bits in each FAT entry.Volume Serial Number is 800A-2FEEFormat another (Y/N)?yes please .........now all is well, it now formats and writes the new ones ok........ummm computers I will never understand them | Home | Guides | How to | Reviews | Online Store | FAQ | Forums | Forum ArchYou currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. need help with virtual floppy Started by ady , Aug 12 2010 08:42 AM Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next Please log in to reply 66 replies to this topic #1 ady ady Frequent Member Advanced user 128 posts Posted 12 August 2010 - 08:42 AM Hello. I installed ImDisk in Vista Home Basic 32bits. Copying files to the virtual floppy using Windows Explorer works.But I experienced some problems using other programs that want to write to the virtual floppy.For example, tools based on Ontrack http://www.duxcw.com/dcforum/DCForumID6/354.html Floppy Creator, such as:IBM Disk manager 9.57Ontrack Advisor 5.00 TrialOntrack Disk Manager 10.46 (2 floppy disks)Samsung Disk Manager 10.42Seagate Disk Manager 9.56aSeagate Disk Wizard Standard Edition 10.45.06 (2 floppy disks)Western Digital DataLifeGuard 5.04fSuch tools are created by floppy creators, and need a 1440K 3.5" A: formatted floppy under Windows to create the actual floppy tool. Some of them may need changing their properties (compatibility with XP), some may not.In http://reboot.pro/topic/12255-need-help-with-virtual-floppy/ any case, under Vista, using a real physical floppy, I can create them.But in a system without a real physical floppy, I tried VFD and ImDisk (not simultaneously) and it fails.Under Vista with ImDisk, all Ontrack Floppy Creators stop at the same message:Diskette write-protect tab must be closedeven in compatibility mode (XPwSP2, 2k, NT...).Another tool, memscope 1.10, based on Winimage Self-Extractor 8.00, also fails while trying to create its floppy. I get the message:Windows Error N. 5 Access is deniedand then the following message is displayed:Disk error n° 69 on track 0, head 0 Access Is deniedwith 3 options in the same dialog:Abort, Retry, IgnoreLooking at the content of the virtual floppy after running memscope 1.10 floppy creator, there are several folders written to it, so the error is different from not being able to write to the virtual floppy at all.So Winimage Self-Extractor 8.00 also fails with a virtual floppy (VFD/ImDisk) under Vista, as well as Ontrack Floppy Creators.I test the same programs using VirtualBox, Vista as host, XPwSP3 as guest, and using VFD or ImDisk as virtual floppy (as opposed as using VirtualBox's virtual floppy). Under VirtualBox XP, all programs worked successfully.Additionally, Seagate Seatools 2.20 floppy creator based on Towodo (fo
Software Troubleshooting and Assistance Windows windows xp Custom Search Join the PC homebuilding revolution! Read the all-new, FREE 200-page online guide: How to Build Your Own PC! NOTE: Using robot software to mass-download the site http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?33004-windows-xp degrades the server and is prohibited. See here for more. Find The PC Guide http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?79521-Vista-denying-floppy-making-software helpful? Please consider a donation to The PC Guide Tip Jar. Visa/MC/Paypal accepted. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the disk error forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 19 of 19 Thread: windows xp Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… 10-30-2004,02:55 AM #1 tubg View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries View Articles Geek Acolyte Join Date Jun 2004 Location dyer nv Posts 24 windows xp hi! i built anew computer wth pentium 4 2.6, dvd-rw drive, floppy drive, disk error on 80 gb hard drive. my problem is wth my floppy or floppy programs. i try to format with my drive and it comes up with the usual this will erase everything then it tries to format then it says windows was unable to compleate this format. i took the same disk and formatted it on anouther computer and it formated like it was supposed to. my question is there something wrong with my drive or is it windows software. thanks for the help. tubg Reply With Quote 10-30-2004,05:21 AM #2 Paul Komski View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles Chicken-head-eating GeekModerator Join Date Oct 2001 Location N of the S of Ireland Posts 20,506 Just boot from the WinXP CD, and use it to delete all existing partitions and then create and format a new one for the installation. Setup should then continue OK. There is no need to setup partitions and formats prior to running a setup of Win2K/XP from the installation CDs. Possibly you had a bad boot floppy diskette - they can be very flippant as to when they work or not. Take nice care of yourselves - Paul - ♪ - Help to start using BiNG. Some stuff about Boot C
this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 15 of 16 Thread: Vista denying floppy making software Tweet Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode June 22nd, 2007,07:32 AM #1 Miq View Profile View Forum Posts Registered User Join Date May 2001 Location Thomasville, GA Posts 100 Vista denying floppy making software I swear I am about ready to format and go back to XP.... I am trying to make a dban floppy from my vista machine. When it runs, the program formats the floppy then puts its software on it. Vista is giving me access denied errors. UAC is already turned off (it has been since day 2). This is happening with multiple programs, not just dban so it shouldn't be the download. I have also tried many different floppys. Any insight on how to turn this crap off is greatly appreciated. The exact error is: Windows Error N. 5 Access is denied. Then Disk error no 69 on track 0, head 0 Access is denied. Miq Reply With Quote June 22nd, 2007,08:43 AM #2 Ferrit View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage Super Moderator Join Date Apr 2001 Location Vancouver Island The Real Canada Posts 4,952 Hmm strange I made several new sets of 98 bootup disks and ghost boot disks from images just yesterday and no issue other then 1 disk was bad. I dont think Vista has anything built in to stop making floppy disks. Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD FX 8350 4ghz OCTO-Core Windows 8.1 PRO 64 Adata 256 gig SSD Kingston HyperX 1600 16 Gigs Sapphire R9 280 2gig Enermax Liberty Modular 620 www.northernaurora.net http://www.northernaurora.