Microsoft KB Archive/106094

= Err Msg: ScanDisk Encountered a Data Error While Reading (128) =

Article ID: 106094

Article Last Modified on 11/18/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q106094



SYMPTOMS
When you run ScanDisk on a 1.44-megabyte (MB) floppy disk that is formatted as a 720-kilobyte (K) disk, you receive the following error:

ScanDisk encountered a data error while reading root directory entry number 128.



CAUSE
On some machines running MS-DOS 6.2, you can format a 1.44-MB disk as a 720K disk by using the "format a: /f:720 /u" command.

Whether or not you can format a 1.44-MB disk as a 720K disk depends on the BIOS in your machine.

Additional query words: 6.20

Keywords: KB106094

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