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- From: Greenl@metrolink.net (Greenl)
- Subject: Re: Escom 4000T & HD Floppy question
- References: <4hdhcu$sep@blackice.winternet.com>
- Message-ID: <1687.6638T17T239@metrolink.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
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- Date: 5 Mar 96 06:13:10 GMT
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-
- >Greetings!
- > Yes, I'm one of the lucky bums with a new Escom 4000 Tower. It's
- >great and fast and you should go buy one.
- > But, before you do, answer me this riddle:
-
- >I have hordes of floppy diskettes. Why is it that when the notch for a
- >HD disk is open, the disk will not read or format properly on my machine
- >(although it does work in the other computers at the office (all Amigas,
- >thank you!)), but when I tape the notch so it is closed (unless it has
- >a slider, in which case I actually close it the way it should be closed),
- >it reads properly and formats properly.
- >Please note: I'm not TRYING to use these HD diskettes as HD diskettes,
- >because I was aware that the new Amigas do not use them that way. I'm trying
- >to use them as DD diskettes (880K). And they work fine on two other Amigas,
- >and possibly more (as DD diskettes).
- > I suspect that there is SOME KIND OF MECHANISM that is doing this
- >to me, deep in the bowells of the floppy drive. Note that this is what
- >was shipped with the Tower, which is still totally stock, so don't give
- >me the "Yeah, it's your Emplant board" lines, I won't fall for it.
- > Comments? Please post your reply to the newsgroup, as I do not
- >read my email very often, and would catch it more quickly if it were posted.
- >-Joe Solinsky
- >Intangible, Inc.
- >(yes, we know that is a miserable pun!)
-
- The reason is that the Tower has a standard HD PC floppy which can
- recognize an HD disk; however, the Amiga cannot interface with the
- drive in the HD mode, and it is necessary that you use a disk which
- the drive itself does NOT recognize as HD. The HD disk will work
- only if you fool the drive.
-
- Hal
- HardDrivers Co.
-
-