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From: barrett@ektools.UUCP (Chris Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 3.5 inch and 1.44 Meg
Message-ID: <1203@ektools.UUCP>
Date: 2 May 88 19:57:50 GMT
References: <983@tjalk.cs.vu.nl>
Organization: Eastman Kodak, Dept. 47, Rochester N.Y.
Lines: 11
Keywords: 3.5 inch 1.44 Meg FORMAT.COM, doesn't work
Summary: It's probably the BIOS.

In article <983@tjalk.cs.vu.nl>, se6@cs.vu.nl (Houweling E) writes:
> I've just installed a 3.5 inch, 1.44 Mb disk drive in a XT clone with DOS 3.2. 
> The drive works all right, but FORMAT.COM formats it at just 720 Kb and 
> refuses to give me the full 1.44 Meg capacity. (Yes, I used high-density disks)
I had a similar problem with an IBM PC/AT.  I would allow me to format it as 
a 1.2Mb drive.  Upon investigation, it was the BIOS that was not allowing the
1.44Mb.  If your clone has the Phoenix BIOS, you might try to get a hold of
a newer version for your XT.  I have a version of the Phoenix BIOS for the 
AT that recognizes the drive fine.  Hope this helps.

Chris.