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- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
- Path: sparky!uunet!rei2!fox
- From: fox@rei.com (Fuzzy Fox)
- Subject: Re: Using HD disks as DD disks
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.201839.12057@rei.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:18:39 GMT
- References: <jeric.67@berkp.uadv.uci.edu>
- Organization: Recognition Equipment, Inc.
- Keywords: disks, disk drive
- Lines: 17
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- jeric@berkp.uadv.uci.edu (Jeric Woo) writes:
-
- >I have some high density 3.5" and 5.25" diskettes that I would like to
- >use as low density diskettes. However, whenever I attempt to format them
- >(using low density drives) I get either the messages "Bad or Invalid Media"
- >or the message "Track 0 Bad, Disk Unusable."
-
- HD disks have a different media quality which requires a higher write
- current signal in order to successfully write to the media.
-
- Low density disks are cheap. Go buy a box for $5.
-
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