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Subject:	Re: Hard Drive Invalid Media
From:	Robert Orin Charles Kilroy <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sat, 11 Apr 1998 13:05:29 -0400
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Kevin Walker wrote:
>
> I have a Quantum Hard Drive and  for no apparent reason all my
> Dirs/Files looked like Egyptian Hyrographics
> I did a low level format [which I have performed many times before on
> other Drives] .Then I tried to format the drive with normal Dos 6.22
> installation Disks which completed approx 99% then a message came up
> stating FORMAT TERMINATED CANNOT WRITE TO BOOT
> When I try to access the drive after first booting with a Dos 6.22 SYS
> Disk to drive A:  I then try to access C:\ Message says Invalid Media
> Type
> Can anyone help with this or do I throw the Drive in the Bin
> --

Sorry for this really late reply, but CMOS anti-virus protection will
cause this which is why you have to disable it to install Win 95.

Just another option,

Robert Kilroy
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