Re: Using HD disks as DD disks

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From: Fuzzy Fox
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:18

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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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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!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
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