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From: wew@naucse.UUCP (Bill Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: problem with 3.5" disks on dos 3.2
Message-ID: <502@naucse.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Nov-87 13:03:44 EST
Article-I.D.: naucse.502
Posted: Thu Nov 19 13:03:44 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Nov-87 02:21:35 EST
References: <7@accva1.UUCP>
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
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Summary: Adding 3.5" drives to machines They must support changeline!

In article <7@accva1.UUCP>, reza@accva1.UUCP (H. Reza Zarafshar) writes:
A
> 	I have a problem with dos 3.2 on several different machines.
> Please help me by responding via mail.  
> 
> 	The problem is: I have added a 3.5" drive to several machines
> including an AST prem. 286 running dos 3.2.  I put in a 3.5" floppy disk
> into the machine, execute dir and get the proper response.  I change the
> diskette and execute dir and get the directory of the old diskette.  
> 

Some of the 3.5" drives on the market (including Toshiba) do
not handle the AT style changeline facility that indicates
when the drive door was opened.  They only support drive ready
which is not enough for an AT.  I would contact the manufacturer
and talk to them.

Bill Wilson