Disk Error On Track 1
started by Big-Dave, Sep 6, 2008. Sep 6, 2008 at 10:47 AM #1 Big-Dave New Member Joined: Sep 5, 2008 Messages: 7 (0.00/day) Thanks Received: 0 System Specs System Name: Packard Bell NEC P660401901 Processor: 2.53 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 8 kilobyte primary memory cache 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Motherboard: NEC COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL SiS651 1.0 133 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc Memory: 512 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'DDR1 ' has 256 MB Slot 'DDR0 ' has 256 MB Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 Hard Disk(s): Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ST380020A 80GB Optical Drive: SONY DVD RW DRU-190A LCD/CRT Model: Packard Bell SlimView517 Sound Card: SigmaTel C-Major Hi, and thanks in advance for trying to help. Yesterday I tried to save something onto floppy and it didn't work. I haven't used the drive for years, and the disks were just a few I had laying around - each of the discs failed in the same manner. I inserted a disk into my floppy drive then went to start > my computer, then right clicked a: and chose format. I got an error message : 'Disk error on track 0, head 0 Address mark not found' Same thing with all three disks. I found a clever looking bit of kit called Floppy Disk Formatter v3.1c (FFormat) which I downloaded and installed. I tried to use that to format my disks, and again all three disks failed in the same way. It gets to 50% successfully, then I get a message 'Trying to rebuild track 0', then eventually I get the message 'This disk could not be formatted: unrecoverable error on system area or uncompatible format mode'. I have searched google for answers but on this occassion it has come up very short. My PCs file system is NTFS, and from what I can see the floppies are FAT but I don't think that alone would cause the problem. As all 3 disks have repeated the same messages and errors, I am assuming it is not those at fault. Obvious choice would be needing to replace the drive, but I thought I'd try here first for ideas. I will also try the disks in someone else's PC later when I get the chance.
Links HelpWithWindows.com RoseCitySoftware.com Recommended Links Menu Log in or Sign up Search Search titles only Posted by Member: Separate names with a comma. Newer Than: Search this thread only Search this forum only Display results as threads Useful Searches Recent Posts More... WindowsBBS Forums > Operating Systems > Windows XP > This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More. You are viewing our forum as a guest. For full access please Register. WindowsBBS.com is completely http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/floppy-disk-problems.70645/ free, paid for by advertisers and donations. Cookies Registration Notice Floppy Disk Error Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by PHarvell, 2006/05/09. 2006/05/09 PHarvell Inactive Thread Starter Joined: 2006/05/09 Messages: 5 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 76 Computer Experience: Beginner Hello, I have a DELL DIMENSION 4550 running Windows X P Home Edition.My problem is my floppy disk.When I try to run a https://www.windowsbbs.com/threads/floppy-disk-error.54109/ program I get a message saying,Windows XP SetUp, Please go to the control panel to install and configure System Componets.I never had this problem before the crash.I truly appreciate this site. PHarvell, #1 2006/05/09 psuedo Inactive Joined: 2006/03/29 Messages: 83 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 81 Computer Experience: Intermediate PHarvell said: I never had this problem before the crash.QUOTE] Hmmm something tells me there is more here...what crash?Click to expand... psuedo, #2 Log in or Sign up to hide this advert. 2006/05/10 PHarvell Inactive Thread Starter Joined: 2006/05/09 Messages: 5 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 76 Computer Experience: Beginner My computer gave me the blue screen of death.At the time I was running Norton Utilities,which brought me back to the Bios-Setup. Here I used my Windows XP CD to re-install windows.Everything is fine now except for the floppy disk.When I troubleshoot I am told this device is working properly,but it is not. PHarvell, #3 2006/05/10 psuedo Inactive Joined: 2006/03/29 Messages: 83 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 81 Computer Experience: Intermediate What is the component that it is asking
formatting a computer hard drive or floppy disk drive, it is likely that http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000518.htm they contain errors or has corrupted data. If you are http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?9222-how-to-deal-with-quot-Invalid-Media-or-Track-0-Bad-Disk-Unusable-quot-errors/page2 running Microsoft Windows, we recommend you first resolve this issue by running Microsoft ScanDisk and Microsoft Defrag if they are available to you. If you are getting this error while you are formatting a hard drive or floppy diskette, the hardware has disk error most likely failed and needs to be replaced. Receiving track error when attempting to listen to an audio CD If you are encountering a track error when attempting to listen to a CD, follow the steps below. Verify that the CD is clean. Try the CD in another computer. If error is also disk error on encountered in another computer, it is a bad CD. If the error is not encountered on another computer, the CD-ROM is dirty or bad. Receiving track error when attempting to create an audio CD This error is commonly caused when the compact disc is bad or the file attempting to be created contains errors. We first recommend you try creating the same audio CD on a different disc. If the same issue occurs, it is likely that one of the songs you are attempting to add to the CD is corrupted or contains errors. Additional information See the track definition for further information and related links. Was this page useful? YesNo Feedback E-mail Share Print Search Recently added pages View all recent updates Useful links About Computer Hope Site Map Forum Contact Us How to Help Top 10 pages Follow us Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest YouTube RSS © 2016 Computer Hope Legal Disclaimer - Privacy Statement
to deal with "Invalid Media or Track 0 Bad - Disk Unusable" errors 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 forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Page 2 of 2 First 12 Jump to page: Results 11 to 18 of 18 Thread: how to deal with "Invalid Media or Track 0 Bad - Disk Unusable" errors Thread Tools Show Printable Version Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode December 8th, 2007,01:09 PM #11 modem7 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries View Articles Senior Member Join Date May 2006 Location Melbourne, Australia Posts 5,002 Originally Posted by Dwight Elvey Hi I place some clear tape on a magnet and drag it along the surface of the floppy. I use one of the supper magnets but I guess even a cheap 50 cent ceramic magnet would work fine. It just needs to clear the data on the disk to work. For 3.5 disk I made a tool to rotate the surface with a piece of wood dowel and mt pocket knife. This is the cheap way of doing it. Dwight A deguassing coil (in whatever form: bulk eraser, transformer, ...) when correctly used leaves the diskette in a magnetically neutral state - all those tiny magnetic 'domains' randomly orientated. I expect that a permanent magnet will leave large sections of the diskette magnetised. If the level of magnetism is relatively low, then the read/write head of the drive will be able to overcome that residual magnetism. But if the level of magnetism is relatively high, then the read/write head will not be able to write a sequence of ones and zeros that can be reliably read back (if at all). Reply With Quote December 8th, 2007,02:11 PM #12 lynchaj View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles Senior Member Join Date Dec 2006 Location Dayton, Ohio Posts 2,224 Blog Entries8 Thanks for all the replies! I found a solution which works -- the Dave Dunfield ImageDisk program to write a low level format on disk. It disregards anything on the disk and just writes over whatever is there. If the disk has any chance of formatting under DOS, trying it again with DOS FORMAT will save the disk. If it still is bad, the disk must be bad or certainly suspect enough to throw it away. Thanks! Andrew Lynch R