Hey all,
We have a product here (yes, there's actually a *business* that still uses Next :wink: ) and have suddenly encountered an error trying to format Iomega Zip disks. We are unaware if the problem has been present for awhile as we performed only read/write/destroy tests on each unit.
We are using a 250 MB drive, however, because of compatibility issues, only 100 MB disks are used. When attempting to format (either Next or Mac) the following error is generated via the console:
"can't write label -- disk unusable!: I/O error"
Keep in mind this spans across multiple disks and multiple systems. Also keep in mind that this configuration can't change. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
I have a link to a Web page that has some information on reformatting Zip disks with a NeXT machine. It talks about a "brute-force" format as well as write protect issues. The page takes a while to load. Hope this helps.
http://web.archive.org/web/20021212210615/http://www.radical.com/TheHome/TheSolutions/RadicalSolution4.html