18 Jan
2005
18 Jan
'05
9:16 a.m.
Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
Sure but what about not reading track 0 before
formatting
means it should abort the formatting without first doing
a low level format of that track. It is just stupid.
If I completely erase the track, it formats just fine.
As Sellam says, it is just stupid design.
Dwight
I'll bet you'll find that the drive isn't seeking back to track zero
correctly. All other tracks will be OK but there will be a small
buildup of shite on the slider knocking the head a tiny bit "inside" the
proper place for track zero.
What this means is that it partially overwrites track zero, and rewrites
a new one. But there will be a certain amount of interference between
the two tracks, and it will not successfully read.
Gordon.