Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!cmcl2!lanl!opus!vturner From: vturner@dante.nmsu.EDU (Vaughan Turner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: HD disks in a low density drive Message-ID: Date: 28 Nov 89 18:10:46 GMT References: <4658@blake.acs.washington.edu> Sender: news@nmsu.edu Distribution: comp Organization: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM Lines: 29 In-reply-to: phaedrus@blake.acs.washington.edu's message of 28 Nov 89 08:25:24 GMT I have gotten several responses on how to *make* HD disks work as low density, and I appreciate the help. But what I was looking for is reasons *NOT* to do this. I work in a macintosh lab where *lots* of students want me to recover disks for them. If this could be minimized by not using HD disks as low density, that would make me happier. So, to clarify: I know you can use tape to fool the FDHD, but my question is: Can you do this without added fear of losing information off of the disk, and if so, why did Apple make the FDHD sensitive to the second hole, instead of letting you take your chances formatting a low density disk in a HD drive. Many people have commented on my using HD disks as low density disks and wasting money in the process. Although noone probably cares, I'm not the one who does this, but several of our users *do*. Our lab setting is a mixture of Plusses, SEs, SE/30s, and IIcxs, so HD problems will be a reality soon, I was just hoping to go into the fight well informed. Once again, any help appreciated, Vaughan -- Vaughan Turner BITNET: mcswvt@nmsuvm1.bitnet Box 3AT Computer Center INTERNET: vturner@nmsu.edu Las Cruces, NM 88001