holly@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Joe Hollingsworth) (03/04/89)
I have an IBM PC XT clone running PC DOS 3.10, what do I have to do to
be able to hook up a 3.5" floppy drive to my machine?
Thanks,
Joe
holly@cis.ohio-state.edu or ...!{att,pyramid,killer}!cis.ohio-state.edu!hollyHJW2@PSUVM.BITNET (03/05/89)
In article <38129@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, holly@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Joe lingsworth) says: >I have an IBM PC XT clone running PC DOS 3.10, what do I have to do to >be able to hook up a 3.5" floppy drive to my machine? > There is a way to do it in DOS3.2. You can add a command line in CONFIG.SYS: DRIVPARM=/d:1 /f:2 to define drive B as 720K. Also, in DOS3.3, you can add DEVICE=DRIVER.SYS /d:1 /f:2 /t:80 in CONFIG.SYS to define drive B as 720K. There is a bug in DOS3.3 however, you have to use "format D:" instead of B:, other commands will work fine. This bug has not been addressed by IBM or Microsoft but has been mentioned by some netters. The solution is to put :A (ctrl-A) in DRIVPARM statement make it look like DRIVPARM=:A/d:1 /f:2 and it will work in DOS3.3. _____ ___ H. WU HJW2@PSUVM.BITNET _|_ |___| BUSINESS LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT |_|_| |___| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY _|_|_|_ |___| | | / |__|
optical@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (03/05/89)
In article <38129@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, holly@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Joe Hollingsworth) writes: > I have an IBM PC XT clone running PC DOS 3.10, what do I have to do to > be able to hook up a 3.5" floppy drive to my machine? > > Thanks, > Joe > > holly@cis.ohio-state.edu or ...!{att,pyramid,killer}!cis.ohio-state.edu!holly The main thing you need to do is upgrade your DOS to 3.20 or higher. If you planning to install a 720K drive, this is it. If you want to install a 1.44M/720K drive and want to use it to work with both types of diskettes, then you need (if you don't already have one) a new floppy controller which can handle the 1.44MB floppies. Qiwu Liu Univ. of KS
casey@well.UUCP (Kathleen Creighton) (03/06/89)
You have to go to DOS 3.2. And I believe you might need a different controller.
yon@apollo.COM (David Yon) (03/08/89)
>I have an IBM PC XT clone running PC DOS 3.10, what do I have to do to >be able to hook up a 3.5" floppy drive to my machine? Upgrade your DOS, preferably DOS 3.3. As far as hardware goes, you shouldn't need anything else. I was able to run a 720K 3.5" drive in tandem with my 360K 5.25" floppy on the same old XT controller. You just can't run 1.44M disks with it. You can buy a 1.44M drive, but you won't be able to take advantage of the higher density unless you get a better controller (someone correct me if I'm wrong here). So it might be worth the extra money if you think you might pursue 1.44M in the future. David Yon