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Quick Format Results in No ID Address Mark Found

Article ID: 130627

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

APPLIES TO

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.

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Keywords: KB130627


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