Error Message: "No ID on Disk"

[ultra_classic]

Greetings all,
Trying to use some 3 year old 3.5 High Density floppies that have been
previously formatted and had data on them. My floppy drive appears to
read them then I get the following:
" No ID on Disk"
Have tried Google and found this question has been asked previously on
other forums but always without an answer.
Any ideas :idea: would be appreciated.
Thanks,
ultra_classic

 

[Michael T]

Presumably you have no problems reading 'newer' floppies - just the 3 year
old disks.

If so, then I believe it is because of the following:

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.

 

[ultra_classic]

Greetings all,
Trying to use some 3 year old 3.5 High Density floppies that
have been previously formatted and had data on them. My floppy
drive appears to read them then I get the following:
" No ID on Disk"
Have tried Google and found this question has been asked
previously on other forums but [b:7cfcde2fa8]always without an
answer.[/b:7cfcde2fa8]
Any ideas :idea: would be appreciated.
Thanks,
ultra_classic

Greetings Mike T,
Thanks for the quick response. I don’t know if I can read any new
floppies or not...I don’t own any.

As far as the ten or so older ones I have (I do believe they were
quick formatted...ouch!) Not only do I get the error ’No ID on
Disk’, but I cannot format them either. Unable to access them no
matter what I do. :?:

Opening my computer and double clicking on A:drive I get a request to
insert a disk. I put the disk in the drive and it sounds like it
starts to read and then the ’Insert Disk Window’ remains on the
screen. Maybe these old disks are ’toast’ or the drive is
’toast’. :roll:

Guess I’ll have to spring for some new HD disks and try them.
Thanks again,
ultra_classic

 

[Michael T]

:
Maybe these old disks are toast or the drive is toast.

Sorry to hear that but thanks for posting back.