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From: leverich@randvax.UUCP (Brian Leverich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: COPYIIPC DELUXE OPTION BOARDS AND 1.2MEG DRIVES
Keywords: darn, heck, shoot
Message-ID: <2112@randvax.UUCP>
Date: 26 Jun 89 00:01:46 GMT
Reply-To: leverich@rand.org (Brian Leverich)
Organization: RAND Corp., Santa Monica, CA
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I have a Copy II PC Deluxe Option Board in an XT clone, and I just added a
1.2meg controller and drive.  With the Option Board out of the circuit I
can read and write 360s and 1.2s, but when I put the board between the
controller and drive I can only read 360s.

The manual made an obscure remark that the option board can't read and
write 1.2s, which I had interpreted as meaning I couldn't use the
transition copier on 1.2s (which is fine, since I haven't got any copy-
protected 1.2s I want to back up...).  Looks like it meant the option
board just flat blocks reading and writing 1.2s under all circumstances.

Has anyone successfully read and written 1.2s with the option board in
the circuit?  Anyone know a more elegant fix than just leaving the option
board disconnected except when I want to back up 360s?

Thanks!  -B
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