Al, it happens quite frequently. I've gotten into the habit of running Scandisk on floppies before I even use them. Out of a box of 12, I get an average of 9 good ones, 3 that need are repaired by scandisk, and out of every two boxes, one that is beyond repair. That's just an average...once I had four disks out of 12 that were bad, sent them back to the manufacturer for replacement. Gary -- Carson City TV-VCR 2164 E Hwy 50 Carson City, NV 89701 775-887-9089 fax 775 887-1067 > > > Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new > year find you a better man- - Ben Franklin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Gorsch" <cgorsch@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:43 AM > Subject: Re: [TechAssist] Floppy discs > > > Hi Al, Sorry for the misinformation confusing floppies with CD's, There were > still tears in my eyes from the way LSU lost the Cotton Bowl. > Ski > HAPPY NEW YEAR! > BLESS AMERICA, PLEASE GOD! > SKI-CHRIS GORSCH > ZACHARY, LA. > cgorsch@xxxxxxx If Replying, Please Include Copy of Message > ========================================== > Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new > year find you a better man- - Ben Franklin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:01 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Floppy discs > > > I have three floppy discs that I was saving information on that now tell me > disc is not formatted. How can I put info on and then later on the disc > doesn't work. I'm not good with computers and I noticed some real computer > whizzes on here. > al marquardt > ampm@xxxxxxx > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html