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- From: johan.nordlander.@eng.emu.se (Johan Nordlander)
- Subject: Re: ST-PC DRIVES
- Message-ID: <johan.nordlander.-220193093006@nod.eng.umu.se>
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- Organization: Dept. of English, University of Umea
- References: <1306.724.uupcb@almac.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 08:51:11 GMT
- Lines: 40
-
- In article <1306.724.uupcb@almac.co.uk>, craig.dunn@almac.co.uk (Craig
- Dunn) wrote:
- >
- > Thanks to everyone who gave me the required information on fitting a PC
- > drive to my ST. I eventually got it working last night and am more than
- > happy with it.
- >
- > But I have another query...<groans from the audience>...when I try and
- > format a HD disk in the drive to 1.44Meg the drive won't let me.. Is
- > this the fault of my Atari? Or is it that maybe I picked up a Double
- > Density drive.?
- >
- > I tried using various third party formatters like FCopy3, DiamondFormat
- > etc. etc. but still no joy.
- >
- > Any explanation would be welcome..
- >
- > Thanks in advance..
- >
- > Craig
- >
- The normal floppy controller fitted to the ST cannot cope with High Density
- disks. The solution is to get either a HD-interface (I think System
- Solutions in the UK sells it), or the new Atari floppy controller - AJAX -
- but I'm not sure if it will work with a standard ST.
-
- However, the HD-interface I have fitted to my MEGA ST1 required a fair bit
- of soldering.
-
- FCopy Professional from the ST Club and Harlekin 3 are two programs that
- can format High Density disks. The new TOS 2.06 would also be of use but
- it's not a requirement.
-
- I hope this info will be of use.
-
- Johan Nordlander
- Dept.of English
- University of UmeĆ®
- Sweden
- johan.nordlander@engelska.umu.se
-