MV 8000 disk corrupted?

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digger65
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MV 8000 disk corrupted?

Post by digger65 »

hi y'all
just came by a cheap mv 8000 but it is saying "disk not ready" tried to format bu then says "HD format protect is on"
doesn't want to know via \usb either
does boot though
is the hd protect a software or physical switch?
nothing on global screen that i can see
anyhow
cheers
JJ
Jay P80
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Re: MV 8000 disk corrupted?

Post by Jay P80 »

Not sure on the Protect option on the MV8000 but on the MV8800 The protection option is within the menus so is a software option inside the OS,You can switch it on or off,would have thought the MV8000 would be the same as the OS is similar.

On the MV8800 You need to access the "SYSTEM" menu and then select "GLOBAL" inside this page there should be a HD Format protect on or off option,switch it to off then you should be able to format the drive,obviously do any backups of any important data before wiping the drive.

On a side note,the disk might be knackered so a format may not work if its coming up as disk not ready,especially if its the original HD fitted,but worth a shot to wipe it,personally I would have bought a new HD with a secondhand machine and started with a clean slate.
digger65
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Re: MV 8000 disk corrupted?

Post by digger65 »

thanks Jay
yes disk was shot
just put in an old 130G HD
formatted fine, set to master, now connects via usb but only showing as 11.g free?
the master/slave pins had the option of solo drive also
maybe just try that?
JJ
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Re: MV 8000 disk corrupted?

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Remove the jumpers from the HD.
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