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Thread ID: 12951	2001-11-16 11:45:00	Problems backing up onto ZIP100	Guest (0)	Press F1

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24665	2001-11-16 11:45:00	Hi, This is a problem I always encounter when trying to back up data onto my zip drive. It comes in different forms, but always something to do with the media in the drive not being formatted. this evening I had a new box of zip100 disks, all identical and preformatted. I started the backup, and the first disk went fine, as did the second. When i inserted the third disk is said it wasn't formatted, and asked if I wanted to format it now. I clicked yes, and it said the media is not properly formatted. After clicking ok, it asked if I wanted to use another... I tried every disk in the box, none worked. By going into properties of the drive it said that there was 95.7mb of free space, something it would not have done if the drive was indeed not formatted. Any ideas???	Guest (0)
24666	2001-11-17 01:39:00	Sounds like time for a new drive. You could visit the manufacturers site and see if there's any help there.	Guest (0)
24667	2001-11-17 20:27:00	As a rule I usually format the disks floppy or zip even if they say preformatted.I have had the same problem as you. Not just a quick format do a full one.	Guest (0)
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