User`s guide

Error Messages
Cannot format
internal disk
The internal disks on the PC cannot be formatted by LIF INIT. Use an
HP-IB disk drive to format your disks, if available, or format your disks
on another machine.
Disk access
(Check media)
Access errors can occur on media that is possibly corrupted.
Immediately, try to copy all files off the disk, or just dispose of the disk
and use a backup disk. The disk may be salvageable (not the data) if it is
re-formatted.
Disk fault (Check
disk drive)
Fault errors indicate disk drive hardware failures. Try running your disk
drive diagnostics to trace the problem, or just cycle power on the disk
drive (a hard reset).
Disk has no media No disk is in the disk drive being accessed. It is possible that the wrong
disk address is being specified by the user. Double check the drive
specifier you are using. A common mistake when using the HP 9122
disk drive is incorrectly specifying the disk unit (unit 0 is left drive, unit
1 is right drive).
Disk is not SS/80 Older HP-IB disk drives (Amigo Command Set) can not be used with the
LIF program. These disks include the HP 9121, HP 9133 (V, X, or XV),
HP 82901, or HP 9895. Try using a newer disk drive such as HP 9122,
HP 9133 (D, H, or L), or HP 9127A.
Disk is write
protected
The target disk for a LIF CP, LIF RM, or LIF INIT is write protected.
Check the disk to make sure you really want to modify it, and remove
the write protect mechanism on the disk.
Disk lost power During a LIF utility operation, the disk drive either lost power or the disk
was ejected and replaced. This could corrupt data on your disk if a disk
was swapped during a LIF CP operation. Do not eject disks during any
LIF utility operation.
Disk media is unformatted The disk may actually be a DOS disk. Try using the DOS command
‘’dir’’ to check whether this disk is in DOS format. If not, then format
the disk (LIF INIT /F) before using it.
Disk reject (Check connections) Reject errors generally indicate a failure in trying to communicate with
an external disk drive. Check the HP-IB cables to make sure they are
secure. Also, try disconnecting any other HP-IB devices which may be
interfering (e.g., same HP-IB address) with communication to the disk
drive. It is also possible for this error to occur if the LIF directory is
corrupt.
File System Conversion (LIF/DOS)
Error Messages
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