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Re: disk format problems

2008-01-29 by Michael Junck

try covering the disk hole on the left slide with opaque tape
and try formatting once more, works on my VFX-Sd
greetings from germany
michael

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Hans Artmann"
<hans-artmann@...> wrote:
>
> Normal disks (HD, High Densitiy 1,44M) don't work . You need 720k
floppies
> (DD, Dual Density).
> They aren't easy to come by these days. Maybe in some music stores
dealing
> with old synths
> or search the net.
>  
> Hans
>  
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com]
> Im Auftrag von jenningsr72
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 29. Januar 2008 14:52
> An: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] disk format problems
> 
> 
> 
> hello,
> have had my vfx for about a year. trying to save info on disk 
> drive. bought 3.5 disks from walmart. when I format disks on vfx it 
> gives me bad data error. disks have never been used. do I need to buy 
> special disks or how do I fix this problem. thanks for any information.
>

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