diff --git a/src/FatLib/FatFormatter.cpp b/src/FatLib/FatFormatter.cpp
index acae6950..7108b1f7 100644
--- a/src/FatLib/FatFormatter.cpp
+++ b/src/FatLib/FatFormatter.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ bool FatFormatter::initFatDir(uint8_t fatType, uint32_t sectorCount) {
   size_t n;
   memset(m_secBuf, 0, BYTES_PER_SECTOR);
   writeMsg("Writing FAT ");
+#if 0
   for (uint32_t i = 1; i < sectorCount; i++) {
     if (!m_dev->writeSector(m_fatStart + i, m_secBuf)) {
        return false;
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ bool FatFormatter::initFatDir(uint8_t fatType, uint32_t sectorCount) {
       writeMsg(".");
     }
   }
+#else
+  if (!m_dev->writeSectorsSame(m_fatStart + 1, m_secBuf, sectorCount - 1)) {
+     return false;
+  }
+#endif
   writeMsg("\r\n");
   // Allocate reserved clusters and root for FAT32.
   m_secBuf[0] = 0XF8;
diff --git a/src/SdCard/SdSpiCard.cpp b/src/SdCard/SdSpiCard.cpp
index 4c733f58..0d56e87d 100644
--- a/src/SdCard/SdSpiCard.cpp
+++ b/src/SdCard/SdSpiCard.cpp
@@ -811,6 +811,39 @@ bool SdSpiCard::writeSectors(uint32_t sector, const uint8_t* src, size_t ns) {
   return false;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool SdSpiCard::writeSectorsSame(uint32_t sector, const uint8_t* src, size_t ns) {
+#if ENABLE_DEDICATED_SPI
+  if (m_curState != WRITE_STATE || m_curSector != sector) {
+    if (!writeStart(sector)) {
+      goto fail;
+    }
+    m_curSector = sector;
+    m_curState = WRITE_STATE;
+  }
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < ns; i++) {
+    if (!writeData(src)) {
+      goto fail;
+    }
+  }
+  m_curSector += ns;
+  return m_sharedSpi ? syncDevice() : true;
+#else  // ENABLE_DEDICATED_SPI
+  if (!writeStart(sector)) {
+    goto fail;
+  }
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < ns; i++) {
+    if (!writeData(src)) {
+      goto fail;
+    }
+  }
+  return writeStop();
+#endif  // ENABLE_DEDICATED_SPI
+
+ fail:
+  spiStop();
+  return false;
+}
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool SdSpiCard::writeStart(uint32_t sector) {
   // use address if not SDHC card
   if (type() != SD_CARD_TYPE_SDHC) {
diff --git a/src/SdCard/SdSpiCard.h b/src/SdCard/SdSpiCard.h
index b83d3367..659ea69d 100644
--- a/src/SdCard/SdSpiCard.h
+++ b/src/SdCard/SdSpiCard.h
@@ -237,6 +237,15 @@ class SdSpiCard {
    * \return true for success or false for failure.
    */
   bool writeSectors(uint32_t sector, const uint8_t* src, size_t ns);
+  /**
+   * Write multiple sectors with the same 512 byte data to an SD card.
+   *
+   * \param[in] sector Logical sector to be written.
+   * \param[in] ns Number of sectors to be written.
+   * \param[in] src Pointer to the location of the data to be written.
+   * \return true for success or false for failure.
+   */
+  bool writeSectorsSame(uint32_t sector, const uint8_t* src, size_t ns);
   /** Write one data sector in a multiple sector write sequence.
    * \param[in] src Pointer to the location of the data to be written.
    * \return true for success or false for failure.
diff --git a/src/common/BlockDeviceInterface.h b/src/common/BlockDeviceInterface.h
index fe0f7aad..acdafa6c 100644
--- a/src/common/BlockDeviceInterface.h
+++ b/src/common/BlockDeviceInterface.h
@@ -89,5 +89,20 @@ class BlockDeviceInterface {
    * \return true for success or false for failure.
    */
   virtual bool writeSectors(uint32_t sector, const uint8_t* src, size_t ns) = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * Write multiple sectors with the same data.
+   *
+   * \param[in] sector Logical sector to be written.
+   * \param[in] ns Number of sectors to be written.
+   * \param[in] src Pointer to the location of the data to be written.
+   * \return true for success or false for failure.
+   */
+  virtual bool writeSectorsSame(uint32_t sector, const uint8_t* src, size_t ns) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ns; i++) {
+      if (!writeSector(sector + i, src)) return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
 };
 #endif  // BlockDeviceInterface_h