DFORMAT ERROR " IPL block is bad."on DiskOnChip 2000?

[Tim Drury]

For the sake of the archives, I'll answer my own question.  M-systems
tech support says my DOC is bad and needs to be replaced.

-tim

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> Subject: DFORMAT ERROR " IPL block is bad."on DiskOnChip 2000?
> 
> 
> Did the original poster of the error message below ever get 
> a solution to this problem?  I seem to be having the same problem.
> 
> -tim
> 
> 
> >When I use the DOC5.1.4 DOS utilities'
> >DFORMAT /WIN:DC00 /S:DOC514.EXB /FIRST
> >
> >ERRORS
> >
> >DiskOnChip 2000 found in 0xdc000.
> >64M media, 16K unit
> >Virgin card rebuilding unit map.
> >Media has been scanned
> >ERROR - IPL block is bad.
> >Error formatting DiskOnChip.
> >Status code is 119 (flUnknow status) received from
> >flFormatPhysicalDrive. Format failed.
> >
> >What's the matter with it?
> 
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