Famicom Disk System (FDS) errors

[JC]

Disk Set Err. 01 = The disk did not set properly.
Battery Err. 02 = The batteries are dead.
Write Protect Err. 03 = The FDS is unable to write to disk.
Game Maker Err. 04 = ?
Game Name Err. 05 = ?
Game Version Err. 06 = ?
A,B Side Err. 07 = The wrong side of the disk inserted.
Disk No Err. 08 = No disk has been inserted.
Disk Trouble Err. 20-29 = Unidentified disk error.
Disk Full Err. 30 = There is no more space left on the disk.

Did I miss any? Help me fill in the blanks.

[Doc]

Game Maker Err. 04 = ?
Game Name Err. 05 = ?
Game Version Err. 06 = ?

4 and 5 are I think when you get a bad pirate port. 6 is when you get a game that needs to be updated and hasn't been, I THINK. I'm not too sure though.

[Jedi Master Baiter]

What's Err 40? I got that when resetting a game (after hacking the crap out of it).

[JC]

Error 40 = Please stop hacking our fucking games.

[chimyfolkbutter]

ERROR.01 No disk card
ERROR.02 No disk power supply
ERROR.03 Broken prong on disk card
ERROR.04 Wrong maker ID
ERROR.05 Wrong game name
ERROR.06 Wrong version name
ERROR.07 A,B SIDE ERR.07 Side number wrong
ERROR.08 Disk #1 wrong
ERROR.09 Disk #2 wrong
ERROR.10 Disk #3 wrong
ERROR.20 ‹-"F screen data differs
ERROR.21 Disk header block(*NINTENDO-HVC*)part is wrong
ERROR.22 Disk header block reecognition isn't read and can ignores
ERROR.23 File recognition block  can't read for several reasons and can ignores
ERROR.24 File header block recognition  can't read and can ignore
ERROR.25 File data block recognition  can't read and can ignore
ERROR.26 Can't save properly to disk card
ERROR.27 Block end mark seen and ends prematurely
ERROR.28,ERR.29 The disk unit and the same period can't take it.
ERROR.30 Disk card too full to save.
ERROR.31 Data number of a disk card doesn't match up.
ERROR.40 Go Rutgers!

-CFB

[Doc]

The UNDEFEATED Rutgers.

Hahaha, lol.

[JC]

Thanks for the list, CFB. I'll use it to update the list we've already got at FW.

[madman]

ERROR.01 No disk card
ERROR.02 No disk power supply
ERROR.03 Broken prong on disk card
ERROR.04 Wrong maker ID
ERROR.05 Wrong game name
ERROR.06 Wrong version name
ERROR.07 A,B SIDE ERR.07 Side number wrong
ERROR.08 Disk #1 wrong
ERROR.09 Disk #2 wrong
ERROR.10 Disk #3 wrong
ERROR.20 ‹-"F screen data differs
ERROR.21 Disk header block(*NINTENDO-HVC*)part is wrong
ERROR.22 Disk header block reecognition isn't read and can ignores
ERROR.23 File recognition block  can't read for several reasons and can ignores
ERROR.24 File header block recognition  can't read and can ignore
ERROR.25 File data block recognition  can't read and can ignore
ERROR.26 Can't save properly to disk card
ERROR.27 Block end mark seen and ends prematurely
ERROR.28,ERR.29 The disk unit and the same period can't take it.
ERROR.30 Disk card too full to save.
ERROR.31 Data number of a disk card doesn't match up.
ERROR.40 Go Rutgers!

-CFB

These are correct, but better wording may be:
Error 3 - Disk is write protected
Error 28 - File ends prematurely during read
Error 29 - File ends prematurely during write
Error 31 - File count in header and number of files on disk do not match

[JC]

Thanks, madman! And welcome!

[Doc]

Welcome!

[madman]

Thanks guys!

[JC]

Disk System errors list updated. Thanks CFB and madman!

[satoshi_matrix]

My copy of Metroid arrived today but gives me Error 21. 

According to the Disk Error thread, that would be

ERROR.21 Disk header block(*NINTENDO-HVC*)part is wrong

What does this mean? Is there anything I can do to fix it?

[UglyJoe]

What does this mean? Is there anything I can do to fix it?

The very first thing on the very first block of an FDS disk is the string *NINTENDO-HVC*.  If something other than *NINTENDO-HVC* is found, you'll get that error.  So, that's your problem.

I'm guessing that means one of two things.  Either, one, your disk is corrupt and won't work.  Or, two, your disk is fine, but your FDS is unable to properly read the disk.  In either case, I have no idea how to fix it...

[satoshi_matrix]

I have version 2 disk system that was apparently brand new and never used when I bought it. As for if this was true I can't say for certain but it sure seemed like it.

All of my other disk system games (Doki Doki Panic, Super Mario Bros. 2, Famicom Detective Club etc) all work perfectly and never give errors.

I have a copy of Metroid that gives me disk error 23, which I determined meant that the disk is defective. This copy seems to only give error 21.

does anyone know of any way at all to get Metroid to work? This is quite upsetting as the reason I bought a second copy of Metroid was to replace the version I knew didn't work. So now I'm stuck with two copies that dont work of the same game?