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Re: HForm error

From "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk>
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.misc
Subject Re: HForm error
Date 2012-07-09 17:26 +0000
Organization APDL
Message-ID <a60iimFi3kU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <52ac9d8eb8news@highpath.net>

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On  9-Jul-2012, "Chris Bell (News)" <news@highpath.net> wrote:

> I can't format a Western Digital 80GB harddrive (brand new in a sealed
> bag)...
>
> Both HForm 2.54 (21 Jan 2003) and HForm 2.56 (12 Apr 2002) give the
> same repeating error, whatever parameters I try:
>
>   'Format error on this track'
>
> Does this suggest a duff harddrive?  Any help will be gratefully
> received.

I think most modern WD drives won't work on a RiscPC motherboard.

-- 
David Holden  -  APDL  -  <http://www.apdl.co.uk>

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HForm error "Chris Bell (News)" <news@highpath.net> - 2012-07-09 15:34 +0100
  Re: HForm error Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2012-07-09 17:48 +0100
    Re: HForm error "Chris Bell (News)" <news@highpath.net> - 2012-07-09 19:50 +0100
      Re: HForm error SG nws <nwsgrp@ntlworld.com> - 2012-07-09 21:01 +0100
      Re: HForm error "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-10 05:52 +0000
      Re: HForm error Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-07-10 12:43 +0100
        Re: HForm error "Chris Bell (News)" <news@highpath.net> - 2012-07-10 13:37 +0100
          Re: HForm error Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-07-11 10:10 +0100
            Re: HForm error "Chris Bell (News)" <news@highpath.net> - 2012-07-11 17:30 +0100
              Re: HForm error Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-07-12 15:41 +0100
                HForm error - now OT "Chris Bell (News)" <news@highpath.net> - 2012-07-13 18:17 +0100
            Re: HForm error Andrew Wickham <ajw99uk@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 05:17 -0700
              Re: HForm error Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-07-27 13:13 +0100
  Re: HForm error "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-09 17:26 +0000
    HForm error Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-07-10 06:25 +0100
      Re: HForm error Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-07-10 12:49 +0100

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