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From: brs@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Stupar R Brian)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Formatting 720K disks to 1.44 Megs HELP!!
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Date: 12 Dec 89 04:48:14 GMT
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In article <4180@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt3070b@prism.gatech.EDU (Jeff Watkins) writes:
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>Well, about this 720k vs 1.44Meg thing...
>   With the following equipment & materials I modified my 1.44Meg 3.5" drive
>to ignore the presence or absence of a small hole on the left side of a disk:


Another solution to your problem is to find a copy of PcTools'
disk formatter (pcformat.exe).  Pcformat.exe will format a disk
to whatever parameters are given, regardless of whether the disk
has one or two holes.  This is the procedure that I use, and I
have never had any problems with it.  My 720K disks format to
1.44Meg every time, without sacrificing reliability.  This
may be a solution worth considering before you decide to
rewire your drive.


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