landry@apollo.uucp (Chris Landry) (08/26/87)
I have a Leading Edge model M with an add-on external hard disk. It seems to be very ibm compatible and I've had no problems running any software or booting from the hard disk. Something funny happens when I try to format floppies. If I enter... format b: # to create a non-system diskette the response is... Vers 2.11 Insert new disk in drive B: and press any key when ready and it formats with no problem. If I enter... format b: /s # to create a system diskette the response is... Vers 2.11 Insert DOS disk in drive A: and press any key when ready If I do what it says I then get the message... Insert new disk in drive B: and press any key when ready It formats ok but its sort of a pain to dig out my DOS disk. Why is it asking for a DOS disk???? The PATH is set to a directory which contains all the MS-DOS 2.11 system files supplied with the machine. Could this be my first compatibilty problem? Anybody got any theories? -- Chris Landry Apollo Computer, Chelmsford MA landry@apollo.uucp
russ@hpldola.UUCP (08/28/87)
What is your default drive when you issue the format command? On an IBM PC/XT with PC-DOS, I get the same message if the default drive is A:, but I do not get the message if the default drive is C:. DOS is looking for the two hidden/system files on the default drive when you issue the format command.