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• PowerMac G3, 9.2.2, and inability to format disks/diskettes

  So rather a strange question, but I have been unable to locate any information about any similar problem to what I saw. Currently have met a Performa 6200 CD and a Powermac G3 266 Mhz. My main problem is with the Powermac, and that it will not recognize or format disks (floppy and CD).

  If a disk with some data on it (Mac and PC format and all two accepted on the Performa), it gives only a message to initialize the disc and only Mac 800 K or BACK 800 k. However, an attempt to initialize the disk results in a clerical error and fails. The same error occurs when it is given to a blank CD, including the pop - up application initialization in the PC format, but fails every time. Disk utility ran and not errors in the system, so not sure on what could be the problem.

  Any help to solve this is appreciated. I am trying to recover data from floppy disks to backup my Mac SE (definitely failed SCSI drive), but while I can access most data on the Performa, only G3 gives the opportunity for me to move the files from Mac disks only to other CD/USB/Ethernet media.

  You do not "format" dtive optical media using the OS disk utility.

  For the CD, you will need to find a burning software that is compatible with the old Mac OS, as a version of olde of Roxio Toast that will run on Mac OS 9.2.2 for formatting and burning a disc with you setup to transfer data and burned to a disc.

  Search for Roxio Toast 5 this could work as its requirements are Mac OS 8.6 or later.

  https://www.Amazon.com/Roxio-Toast-Titanium-old-version/DP/B00005AW1G/ref=sr_1_1? ie = UTF8 & qid = 1470460272 & sr = 8-1 & keywords =...

  I don't think that any old version of MacOS had all abilty to burn discs in native mode. You need hardwarw/software of third parties to achieve this.

  I also believe, the CD drive is a CD-ROM drive and has no way to record on a disc.

  So you have to find/purchase/use an external, compatible player/CD burner in any case.

  In addition, referring to CDs, first Macs and early PowerMac that had integrated CD players could only read and use optical discs of 650 MB size and these discs had to be the r/RW type. These first Macs were unable to recognize the later 700 MB size CD - R /-RW.

  https://www.Amazon.com/Memorex-74-minute-10-Pack-discontinued-manufacturer/DP/B0 0000J4GS/ref = sr_1_fkmr1_1? ie = UTF8 & qid = 14...

  I'm not sure of your disk problem. There may be simply that the floppy drive has a problem with his read/write head that prevents the diskettes to be read or written on properly.

  There used to be floppy drive cleaning discs that could clean up the read/write heads, but I don't know if these are available any longer or if that resolve the problems with your floppy drive or not.

  I found a bunch of floppy drive different kits on Amazon of cleaning.

  So, check out this possibility, as well.

• Pavilion n 15-220se: accidentally formatted disk 0 partition 1

  I accidentally formatted disk 0 partition 1 when I tried to install windows 7, installtion worked well and probably finished, but then I have not found any drivers, wifi was not niether work made the lan and I can't find drivers for something to work pls help

  Hello:

  For this model of the wireless card you need this driver wireless and bluetooth...

  http://h20565.www2.HP.com/hpsc/SWD/public/detail?swItemId=ob_148570_1#tab1

  http://h20565.www2.HP.com/hpsc/SWD/public/detail?swItemId=ob_147890_1

  When you post the rest of the ID you need, I'll post links to these drivers too.

• Windows displays the device works correctly. However, the device does not appear in windows Explorer. also, I can not format disks.

  Windows displays the device works correctly.  However, the device does not appear in windows Explorer. also, I can not format disks.

  What should I do next

  Hello

  1. Are you referring to the NEC USB Floppy Driver?
  2. You try to format floppy disks?
  3. Was - this earlier work, if so, did the chnages on the computer before this problem?

  If it worked, I suggest the following methods and check the status of the issue.

  Method 1:

  Open the hardware and devices troubleshooter.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-hardware-and-devices-Troubleshooter

  Method 2:

  Update a hardware driver that is not working properly.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/update-a-driver-for-hardware-that-isn ' t-work correctly

• RE; How can I add a cd rom disk driver to a top of the tower that has no one.and do I have to format disks before I can put them in the driver?

  I just bought a laptop drive for my laptop which do not have. What is the right device? If this is not the case, what camera to buy so I can record information from my computer to a disc, when I don't have a disk driver on my computer. also, I have to do something to the drive first in order to make it work?

  Here are the facts:

  I have an acer aspire one that isn't a disk driver (which would allow me to save my separately from the document, photos and videos).

  I'd like take what I have on my computer and store it on a disk. I thought I would buy a cd rom drive, then I could do it.

  but now that I have this cdrom drive. I'm going to download the document and it keeps saying disk (?), I put a disc Virgin installation cd in and it does not recognize. Do I have to format the drive? and if yes, how do I do that?

  I put in a cd (musci) and it plays very well.

  It records on my computer as drive D.

  IM missing some knowledge. someone can help me.

  I buy the wrong thing?

  What to buy to add to my laptop, so I can transfer my videos, photos and the paper out of my computer and on a disc?

  Thank you

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  I always use Nero or Roxio software, but Windows XP it has a function limited to do so.  First of all, if you must make sure that the drive you purchased is able to WRITE on the discs.  The vast majority are, but you should check that first.  Normally Windows will find the right driver for the latter and load it, but you can check the Device Manager to see.  XP if the memories are good, you click on Start-> support-> Device Manager.  Locate the entry of CD/DVD.  If there is none? or! next to him, you have the right driver.  Also, if your device came with a driver, it is another indication that you probably don't have something special for her.  Then, you will need to check to see what type of disc you have.  Many external DVD/CD players will read and write CD but not write DVD.  There are CDs CD - r and CD - RW.  CD - RW is to be formatted, but normally you don't format CD - r.  You just need to copy and paste to, click the disk, and then open Windows Explorer, on the drive, and you should see something like a list of files waiting to be burned to a disc.  Should be a button there to burn.

  Now, let me propose an alternative.  An external hard drive is much better for purposes of backup CDs.  You can buy 500 GB for $70, and 1,5 to ones for about $ these days $100.  You can also buy flash drives.  You can get a 16 GB one for $10.  These would be at least 1600 pictures.  You can also buy 32 GB for $20 flash drives.

  I hope this helps.  Good luck.

• Sansa E280 unable to Format disk. Need HELP!

  Hey ho Sansa users,.

  So! Here's my dilemma. I got my Sansa for 2 1/2 years. So far, no problem. Recently even though I was starting to have some funky things happening, the noise turning randomly on its own or the song randomly jumping, not much, only occurred once in a blue moon. Now that about a couple of weeks, for some reason strange, downloaded other titles on my drive, as usual and after playing a few times very well, they began to get damaged. Aka. The sound would be cut in the headphones, and then slowly back through static, or the song would stop playing altogether and there would be a mermaid acute start sounding in my helmet. I had some problems with my Sansa before and the guy I spoke to said to format the hard drive. So, I tried to format the hard drive, but it says unable to complete the format. In addition, for some reason that disk space is showing the player as being empty, but when I look in the hard drive (in browser windows) there is always as 50 active files that I deleted (or tried to remove) like 7 times and each time that they keep reappearing. I updated my firmware, but it still doesn't seem to work or I want to erase the disc.

  Thoughts?

  Any help is greatly appreciated!

  Mojo

  Looks like you have some seriously damaged files.

  Make sure that (under settings/USB Mode) you are to the CSM.

  Try chkdsk

  If this does not work, then try again shaping and keep an eye on every step. When you get the message "cannot format"?

• Cancelled the Format disk removable F & G?

  I have a Sansa E280 8GIG and decided to format in MSC mode using my laptop which is running a Vista operating system. I had planned to format it and add the music once it has completed. During formatting, I touched somehow Cancel in the middle of the process. I disconnected and then reconnected my Sansa hoping to resume the process of formatting, but no luck. Now, when I go to 'My Computer', it appears as 'Removable disk F', 'Removable disk G', when I try to format it says "there is no disc in f drive. All of my songs and videos are deleted (I know that the formatting would do this) the only thing that works is the FM radio. I need major help. How did appear as a "removable drive F & G" instead of "Sansa e280" as it should. P.S. - It won't let me install the firmware and I tried the 'trick' where u turn on the Hold button "" and press the Record button, didn't work. Answer as soon as possible! I need my music to my work day.

  If this is a v2 model, try the format menu option in the settings menu.  If it is a v1 model, try recovery mode again.

  Instructions for the recovery mode.

• Backup and restore will not format disk

  I try to use Backup and Restore. When I click on the back of the files, I get a pop-up box that asks me to format the drive. After clicking on the Format, the following pop up box says unsuccessful Format. Sometimes, he also disk write-protected. I use Vista Home Premium and using an optical DVD +/-RW drive. I was unable to find anything on it. Has anyone else had this problem? What I can do. I check all the settings I can. Thanks for any help.

  Would you consider investing in an external USB drive and use it as your backup media.  This will work part-time full support until CD as the only hold about 700 MB of data and your hard drive is perhaps in a fit of 250 GB, what amounts to a large number of CD on current prices an external drive will pay for itself within a very short time and you are mucking around with several CD

  He needs that a defective CD or an unexpected shutdown to occur and you may lose all your backup met before this type of failure.  If you must use the CD then just use them to backup your important data.  If you need to perform a full restore, it may be faster in the long term to perform a recovery operation by using your installation media rather than feeding in a multitude of CD.

  One thing that I met, if you buy the CD on the main roads, is that, if they are not stored properly, at home or in a store, the last few CD inside tend to stick to the neighbor CD, which is not a good thing.

  My personal choice is to use a third-party imaging software to back up the entire partition or drive.  I save on a different hard drive installed.  You can use the external hard drive, I tried to sell you.  The entire backup (40 GB) takes about 10 minutes, with a restoration taking around the same time.  I double save my data more valuable, as well, of other external media, like USB, DVD, etc.

  Terabyte unlimited
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  Acronis True Image 10 Home
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• HP PAVILION NOTEBOOK G6 - HOW TO FORMAT DISKS IN WINDOWS 8 OEM ONLY ONE LANGUAGE

  I have HP Pavilion laptop g6 with windows 8 is installed. Recently, I lost my data.

  Now, I want to create more than two disks to protect my data, so that if something happens, I have to format the C drive only and my other readers data remains secure.

  Help, please.

  Rajeev

  Hi rajeev11,

  If only Windows is corrupt, then yes the created reader will be safe. However if the hard disk itself is corrupted then the created reader would not be safe.

  Windows 8 is a way to backup all your data, your programs, your files and your current configurations. It's called a System Image and if you back up to a CD you can keep a safe place in case of crash. A System Image is essentially a copy of your current configuration. This link will show you how to create one. The first part is a little history and context, but it gets to the part of the Image of the system shortly after.

  Thank you

• Formatting disk with Vista Home Basic

  Im trying to format a hard drive which is subject to vista and xp oem system builders install disc. He won't do it because it says there is a more recent version of windows installed. How can I get Hardrive in proper form, so that I can instakk the xp?

  Save all your data because it will be lost during the installation of XP.

  Then follow the steps below to do a clean install.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

  Once installed, reload ALL your other programs of original media, or download again.

  Reload all drivers and utilities for your motherboard.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Windows 7 will not format disks

  I have several disks that need to be formatted for reuse. Formatting in Windows 7 instructions are the same for previous versions - right click on the drive and select "Format".  When you right-click, thoughl there is no selection "Format".  Anyone know what I can do to format these disks?

  "NonnaWhite" wrote in message News: * e-mail address is removed from the privacy * .com...

  I have several disks that need to be formatted for reuse. Formatting in Windows 7 instructions are the same for previous versions - right click on the drive and select "Format".  When you right-click, thoughl there is no selection "Format".  Anyone know what I can do to format these disks?

  Get an operational DOS box (click Start and type CMD into the run window) and in the black screen that opens type FORMAT A: and press the Enter key.
   
  F3 key and Enter repeat the command for the next floppy drive.

• Formatting disk to restore the operating system

  adv. on HP Paviliondv600 system restore procedure

  If you formatted the hard drive and that you have no recovery disk, you will need to Contact HP to order a set.

• To move photos & catalog of NTFS formatted disk on my Mac to a Mac disk in format

  You want to move photos & catalog formatted NTFS drive on my Mac to a Mac disk in format. Problem is that I can't move them in Lightroom, because the disc is read only on the Mac.

  Search Tuxera NTFS for Mac or other similar utilities. I used it for years to use external hard drives with my Mac and PC.

• Re-installing the new formatted disk. How to disable the previously installed service CS6 Master Collection?

  Welcome.

  I had my whole CS6 Master Collection installed and active with the Adobe servers - primary disk but is dead.

  Now, I have a newly formatted with a fresh install of Win7 on this drive. I would like to re - install my entire collection CS6 again.

  As far as I remember, you must DISABLE all our software installed PRIOR to the activation of any new facilities?

  If so, since I have not disable the software of my dead drive (which I can't access now anyway) - how can I disable it now? I don't see any option to do it on my online account.

  Can someone advise please.

  If a Customer Service Rep is reading this - can you be please DISABLE all my CS6 Master Collection software - please so I can reinstall again.

  Thank you very much.

  You should contact the Adobe Support via chat and ask them to reset your activations - you will need the serial number.

  Chat support - the link below click the still need help? the option in the blue box below and choose the option to chat...

  Serial number and activation support (non - CC) chat
  http://helpx.Adobe.com/x-productkb/global/Service1.html ( http://adobe.ly/1aYjbSC )

  You are allowed to have two facilities enabled, so if you wait for the week to get their attention, you can install and activate as long that you had only activation one used so far.  When they reset the activations you can reactivate again later (or turn off the new one yourself before chatting with them).

• Dell external DAS doesn't format disk space

  I have a PE of 1950 with a Perc6 double 73 GB drives running. Then I have a dual card Perc5 w / external SAS connector. its connection to a 15 multi-plate 1 TB sas. I have install the array with raid 0 to 15TB, I bootup VSphere and analyze the bus and he finds the table to 15. When I goto add storage, it shows the LUN and the 15 TB of space, but when I get to the box format, it shows that there are only 932 GB available. If I format in any case one of my records in the table disconnects!

  I went back and created a new RAID5 volume this time, initialized, entered the Vsphere and I see 13 available to, which is the same as that reported by the RAID configuration. I goto format it and again, 932GB available, I format and another player goes into offline mode in the table.

  Basically, it seems that vsphere ignores the virtual disk created by the raid card. I have seen this in boxes from the bottom white with sata controllers when he ignores the raid configuration, but it is a complete dell configuration and everything should not have a problem.

  My only guess is that something with having 2 controllers perc could be the problem... anyone else think what anyone would be appreciated.

  ESX (i) currently has a limit of 2 TB LUN (specifically it's 2 TB - 512b).   If the controller is supported, you can create several bays on the disks.  Once you present for ESX (i) you can join them with extensions.  You will always be limited to 2 TB VMDK files (assuming that you choose a block size of 8 MB when formatting the data store).   What you plan to do with storage?

  Dave

  VMware communities user moderator

  New book in town - Start Guide quick vSphere -http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/08/12/new-book-in-town-vsphere-quick-start-guide/.

  You have a system or a PCI with VMDirectPath?  Submit your specifications to the unofficial VMDirectPath HCL - http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21.