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From: hundt@paul.rutgers.edu (Thomas M. Hundt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Formatting 3.5" DS/DD to 1.44MB on Zenith 286-LP
Keywords: HD, 3.5" disks, Zenith
Message-ID: <Jan.27.14.15.54.1989.3014@paul.rutgers.edu>
Date: 27 Jan 89 19:15:55 GMT
References: <2004@pembina.UUCP> <462@jhereg.Jhereg.MN.ORG>
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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Bottom line:  Certain drives (eg. my Teac) have a switch that detect
the HD hole on HD media.  PS/2s do *not* check.

Thus, you can use any density media in any density on a PS/2, and
everyone else may or may not have such luck.

This has the unfortunate side-effect of making it possible for a PS/2
owner to write disks that his clone-owning friend can't read.

I installed a front-panel toggle switch to disable the drive's sensor.
Now I can save money and use 720k disks. :-)

-Tom
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