Re: DD->HD 3.5 disks

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From: Norman Swartz
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 17:46

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bkpipa@eos.ncsu.edu (BRIAN KEITH PIPA) writes:


>I have a friend who converts his DD 3.5 inch disks to
>HD by putting the extra hole in the disk.  He says he hasn't
>had any trouble doing this, but some lab administrators here
>say it shouldn't be done.

>I know they even sell a tool to do this for you.

>Anybody else do this and what kind of success have you had?

>Any comments, opinions are welcome.

>Thanks
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I tried it once.  Two days later the disk was unreadable.  This was the
only time I had a 3.5" disk which lost data.  I have never repeated
the experiment.

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