C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions

I received the Disk Error message on my Sony Mavica FD-71 digital camera tonight, so I searched the web to find some solutions. I found a few suggestions, so I took the camera apart but didn't take the actual disk drive apart. By the way, I had tried six different floppy disks in the camera--that all worked fine in my computer disk drive. I never took the time to reformat any of them using my computer.

I think one of the metal disk shutters (near the opening of the disk drive on the camera) was bent a little, so I straightened both of them. You can see the metal shutters--one on each side--after you push the black plastic door open with a small screwdriver or something. I used a small screwdriver and/or tweezers to straighten the metal shutters.

I was still getting a disk error message after doing this and after shining a flashlight inside the drive to see if there was anything else bent or some obstruction inside.

Then I decided to format (on my computer) one of the six disks I had tried in the camera (all said disk error when I tried them.) After I formatted the floppy disk, the camera worked fine. Then I inserted each of the other five disks into the camera, and the camera still worked fine, with no disk error messages.

Since I got some of my ideas from various places on the web, I thought I would post my experience with this, in case it might help others.

Deb

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• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions
  WES
  - 2nd Nov 2004 19:50
  I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE MY MAVICA BECAUSE OF ERROR C:13:01 IT WOULD NOT PLAY FLOPPYS BECAUSE OF A FORMAT PROBLEM, SO EVERY TIME I USE A NEW FLOPPY DISK I HAVE TO DO A FULL FORMAT ON THE DISK BEFORE I USE IT. SO IF YOU GET THIS ERROR DO A FULL FORMAT ON YOUR DISK AND IT WILL WORK. I HOPE
  
  
  • Re[2]: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions carolyn - 20th Mar 2006 21:47
    how can i do yhat?
    
    
• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions
  Brenda Neil
  - 12th Nov 2004 20:09
  I have tried all the solutions on this page and I finally got the format error to disappear when first accessing the disk, but then after taking a picture, it makes a terrible noise like the turning of the disk is not working properly. Any suggestions.
  
  
  • Re: Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions benny - 24th Nov 2004 4:56
    disk error
    
    
  • Re: Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions Jim VanderWoude - 13th Jan 2005 18:53
    Hi Brenda My Mavica is doing exactly what yours is doing to you with the noise. Did you ever get a solution to your problem? Thanks. Jim VanderWoude
    
    
    • Re[3]: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions Lee Gabor - 16th Jun 2005 20:44
      Hi: There is info submitted by Cameron Boyd at the bottom of webpage at this address: http://www.atpm.com/4.12/page11.shtml I ran across it looking for info on Sony Mavica MVc-FD200. It is specifically about the 13.01 disk error. Hope it helps you.
      
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  • Re[2]: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions
    Patricia
    - 1st Apr 2005 3:08
    I got the error 13 01 format message on my Mavica, I tried reformatting the disk and I can take a picture, but then I get a horrible noise and the error message comes again. Has anyone found a solution for this? Help!! This is the second Mavica I have had this happen to!!
    
    
• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions
  Brenda
  - 12th Nov 2004 20:16
  Guess what. After I submitted the cry for help, I move the camera around some more and heard something moving inside. I held open the disk opening and shook the camera. Some small piece of foreign material came out and now it is working fine. Don't know when messing with it if I had knocked it loose.
  
  
• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions Trevpr - 21st Dec 2004 3:23
  i'M GETTING A ERROR MESSAGE
  
  
• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions Joan - 21st Dec 2004 4:00
  THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH......I FORMATED MY DISK AND THEN PRESTO, THEY ALL WORKED.... I WAS WORRIED I WOULD HAVE TO BUY MY BROTHER ANOTHER DIGITAL CAMERA....THANK YOU!
  
  
• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions dale - 24th Dec 2004 18:05
  I have a sony mvc-fd73 and tried everything, dropping, formatting, bending the tabs. and then went back to formatting and did the quick format and it worked.[was on the verge of trowing it against the wall] The camera was only used 2 times, was a gift to someone I know. I did the longer formatting and it did not work. But doing the quick one did. Hope this helps someone.
  
  
  • Re: Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions
    Sarah
    - 31st Dec 2004 13:49
    Re: Sony Mavica Format Error Hi, If formatting the disk does not work for anyone, according to the manual there is an internal battery that could be going bad. The problem is.. you can only get it from sony. Thats where the repair shops are going to make the money on a cheap battery. Just a thought
    
    
    • Re[3]: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions Rita - 21st Apr 2007 15:37
      I purchased the small CR2025 lithium 3v Sony batteries off the internet on EBay at a very resonable price.....
      
      
• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions Lianz - 30th Dec 2004 19:23
  My Sony MVC-FD85 digital camera had the same problem yesterday. I format my floppy on my computer according to Deb's suggestion. Now it works fine. Thank you - Deb, and Happy New Year to you!
  
  Lianz
  
  
• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions selwyn surgenor - 11th Jan 2005 13:32
  I use an FD71 and 83 regularly and started getting this problem a couple of months ago, thought it was the camera but eventually tracked it down to a batch of disks, 7/10 in the box didn't work or appeared to work and then failed to have any images when viewed on the PC.
  
  changing to a different make of FD cured the problem, after that even the original (faulty) disks worked if formatted in the camera.
  
  It seems that if a disk with a duff format is used the camera somehow remembers this and gets a bit confused !!
  
  
• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions Larry - 1st Feb 2005 15:34
  Deb, Thanks for the info, I will diffently look at my CD1000 a little closer and try the format. This problem has been driving me crazy because I'm the type to try and fix it. Larry
  
  
• Re: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions Superflygizmo - 9th Mar 2005 22:49
  Hi,I got given an FD71 cos it didnt work. I tried everything everyone said and no success HOWEVER when i took the camera apart including the disk drive i found that one of the read/write heads had become dislodgedf and had been forced down behind the pivot for the moving read/write head arm. I carefully dragged the little head back up and re-glued it in place making sure the ribbon cable was pulled tight and was sat in its little trough which travels up the moving arm. The head is mounted on a little metal plate which the cable runs off the back. When levering the arm open be careful not to let it slip cos it spring loaded when it closes it could crack the head as they are very delicate so be careful! I put the camera back together and i still got the error but the i could actually see the shooting image on the screen as apposed to before where it was just black. I took it apart except the drive with both the batteries out and left it on my desk for a week cos i was annoyed i couldnt get it to work. I just put it together and it works! woo hoo. It still gets the odd error when viewing the images on the camera but hell at least it works! be careful when removing the long black plastic drive door because somewhere there is a tiny spring which holds it shut and if you loose this then the door will not put the required pressure on the diskette and the drive will not believe it is there. The door pushes the disk down onto little sensors which tell the camera the disk is present and wether it is write protected. I had to wrap a rubber band around the back of the door and the end of the drive to pull the door shut! hope this helps. I also tried all the formatting stuff.
  
  
  • Re[2]: C:13:01 Disk Error on Sony Mavica FD-71 Possible Solutions
    Lee Adams
    - 1st Apr 2005 23:57
    The drive is a Mitsumi d353g. It is available on Zeehoo.com for $2.00 (Yes Two) The shipping was 8 bucks and they accept paypal. I don't know if this is the same drive on all of the cameras, but I think it is compatible nonetheless. I have an old MVC-FD5. They are for sale elsewhere as well, but for much more. Not sure why they are so cheap there, but... gift horse...