Reference number: CH000101

Sector not found. error.

Issue:

Sector not found error

Cause:

This issue occurs when:

1. Disk is bad.
2. Disk is dirty or unable to be read.

Solution:

Unfortunately this error indicates that the drive or diskette is bad and therefore must be replaced.

Floppy Disk Drive users

If you are experiencing this issue with a floppy diskette it is likely the diskette is bad, to determine this try another diskette. If another diskette works unfortunately the disk causing this error is bad. If however all diskettes are experiencing the same issue it is possible the floppy drive may be bad or not setup. See document CH000277.

Hard Disk Drive users

If you are experiencing this issue with a hard drive it is likely the drive itself is bad. You may be able to resolve this issue by running scandisk and having scandisk mark the sectors as bad. However, it is recommended that the drive be replaced as eventually it will go bad.

Additional information:

• See our sector dictionary definition for additional information about what a sector is.