todd@stiatl.UUCP (Todd Merriman) (02/23/89)
My AT-clone writes 360k disks (on a 1.2M drive) that cannot be read by my XT-clone, even though I formatted the disks on the XT. I have heard that this is a common problem. Pardon me if this issue has already been discussed on this newsgroup, but I have not seen the solution since I've been reading. Is there a driver that can fix the problem? ...!gatech!stiatl!todd Todd Merriman 404-377-8638 Atlanta, GA
tchu@bbn.com (Tom Chu) (02/23/89)
Regarding formatting/writing 360K on 1.2M. There is a problem with doing this, and it can vary from machine to machine (i.e. formatting/writing 360K on a 1.2M floppy can be by one 360K floppy but not another one).However, the 1.2M floppy drive used to format/write the 360K floppy will usually be able to read/write the floppy. About PC magazines, what are the opinions out there on the best IBM PC magazine in the newstands ?
dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) (02/24/89)
In article <3347@stiatl.UUCP> todd@stiatl.UUCP (Todd Merriman) writes: >My AT-clone writes 360k disks (on a 1.2M drive) that cannot be read by my >XT-clone, even though I formatted the disks on the XT. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is the problem. Bulk-erase two disks, a regular DS/DS disk, and a high-density disk. Format both for 360K on the AT. Write the same data to both on the AT. It's a 99.99% chance that your XT will be able to read at least one of them. The bulk-erase part is important. You can bulk-erase a disk by keeping it in its jacket and stroking it with a magnet thoroughly in many different directions. -- Rahul Dhesi UUCP: <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!dhesi ARPA: bsu-cs!dhesi@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu