Just purchased a NEW floppy drive replacement for the SY77. These drives are now being sold by Route 66 Studios in Wisconsin. The drive will format a disk but at 100% the error:'write protected' is displayed. (which it is NOT). I know these drives require the older disks (Double Sided/Double Density 720K). I also have the original DEMO DISK from Yamaha and when I try to load all data I get a 'bad disk' error. Any help or your experience would be Really appreciated. Doug In Seattle
On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:36:12 GMT, "DF" <> wrote: >Just purchased a NEW floppy drive replacement for the SY77. These drives >are now being sold by Route 66 Studios in Wisconsin. The drive will format >a disk but at 100% the error:'write protected' is displayed. (which it is >NOT). I know these drives require the older disks (Double Sided/Double >Density 720K). I also have the original DEMO DISK from Yamaha and when I >try to load all data I get a 'bad disk' error. >Any help or your experience would be Really appreciated. >Doug In Seattle The way you describe it sounds like my old floppy on the SY77. It stopped reading some of the disks but I believe the reason is the old age of the disks. The computer doesn't read some of them either I have tried to make copies but only copied some of the files. Old age diskettes. Wouldn't that be you problem ? Vlad
If they were formatted on the Yamaha you may not be able to read on the computer. I used to use HD when I couldn't get DD discs on my sequencer and just reformatted them in the machine and they worked fine. "Vlad" <> wrote in message news:... > On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:36:12 GMT, "DF" <> > wrote: > > >Just purchased a NEW floppy drive replacement for the SY77. These drives > >are now being sold by Route 66 Studios in Wisconsin. The drive will format > >a disk but at 100% the error:'write protected' is displayed. (which it is > >NOT). I know these drives require the older disks (Double Sided/Double > >Density 720K). I also have the original DEMO DISK from Yamaha and when I > >try to load all data I get a 'bad disk' error. > >Any help or your experience would be Really appreciated. > >Doug In Seattle > > > The way you describe it sounds like my old floppy on the SY77. > It stopped reading some of the disks but I believe the reason is the > old age of the disks. > The computer doesn't read some of them either > I have tried to make copies but only copied some of the files. > Old age diskettes. > Wouldn't that be you problem ? > > Vlad
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 18:09:28 +1200, "dickydoo" <> wrote: >If they were formatted on the Yamaha you may not be able to read on the >computer. I used to use HD when I couldn't get DD discs on my sequencer and >just reformatted them in the machine and they worked fine. I have formatted them and also copied on the PC and they worked fine. I recently tried those old ones and they work fine . The ones I'm having problems with are the old ones formatted by the SY77. Today, we can't format the DD on the XP , unless there is a program that performers that function. You may want to subscribe to this group and discuss the problem with them http://www.ampfea.org/mailman/listinfo/w-list The group is dedicated to the Yamaha W5/W7 but the problem is common to both models. Vlad >"Vlad" <> wrote in message >news:... >> On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:36:12 GMT, "DF" <> >> wrote: >> >> >Just purchased a NEW floppy drive replacement for the SY77. These drives >> >are now being sold by Route 66 Studios in Wisconsin. The drive will >format >> >a disk but at 100% the error:'write protected' is displayed. (which it >is >> >NOT). I know these drives require the older disks (Double Sided/Double >> >Density 720K). I also have the original DEMO DISK from Yamaha and when >I >> >try to load all data I get a 'bad disk' error. >> >Any help or your experience would be Really appreciated. >> >Doug In Seattle >> >> >> The way you describe it sounds like my old floppy on the SY77. >> It stopped reading some of the disks but I believe the reason is the >> old age of the disks. >> The computer doesn't read some of them either >> I have tried to make copies but only copied some of the files. >> Old age diskettes. >> Wouldn't that be you problem ? >> >> Vlad >
Not sure about XP but with ME you have the option of formatting 720 k discs. "Vlad" <> wrote in message news:... > On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 18:09:28 +1200, "dickydoo" <> > wrote: > > >If they were formatted on the Yamaha you may not be able to read on the > >computer. I used to use HD when I couldn't get DD discs on my sequencer and > >just reformatted them in the machine and they worked fine. > > I have formatted them and also copied on the PC and they worked fine. > I recently tried those old ones and they work fine . > The ones I'm having problems with are the old ones formatted by the > SY77. > Today, we can't format the DD on the XP , unless there is a program > that performers that function. > You may want to subscribe to this group and discuss the problem with > them http://www.ampfea.org/mailman/listinfo/w-list > The group is dedicated to the Yamaha W5/W7 but the problem is common > to both models. > > Vlad > > >"Vlad" <> wrote in message > >news:... > >> On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:36:12 GMT, "DF" <> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >Just purchased a NEW floppy drive replacement for the SY77. These drives > >> >are now being sold by Route 66 Studios in Wisconsin. The drive will > >format > >> >a disk but at 100% the error:'write protected' is displayed. (which it > >is > >> >NOT). I know these drives require the older disks (Double Sided/Double > >> >Density 720K). I also have the original DEMO DISK from Yamaha and when > >I > >> >try to load all data I get a 'bad disk' error. > >> >Any help or your experience would be Really appreciated. > >> >Doug In Seattle > >> > >> > >> The way you describe it sounds like my old floppy on the SY77. > >> It stopped reading some of the disks but I believe the reason is the > >> old age of the disks. > >> The computer doesn't read some of them either > >> I have tried to make copies but only copied some of the files. > >> Old age diskettes. > >> Wouldn't that be you problem ? > >> > >> Vlad > > >
