hoang@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Dzung Hoang) (07/11/89)
I have an AT compatible with a 720KB 3.5" floppy as drive B and would
like to format diskettes for use on an Atari 520 ST with a 360KB 3.5" floppy.
The ST's drive is SS/DD while the AT's drive is DS/DD. MS-DOS v3.30 does
not allow me to format a 3.5" disk single-sided. Is there a PD format
that would allow me to format a single-sided disk? If not, can someone
supply me with the correct parameters for formatting the disk single-sided
so that I can attempt to modify an 800K format program (800KFMAT) to do the
trick.
Has any ST user accomplished this on any IBM compatible???
Dzung Hoang
hoang@comus.cs.tulane.edu
tulane!comus!hoangpatrick@hpmcaa.mcm.hp.com (Patrick Hawke) (07/11/89)
> I have an AT compatible with a 720KB 3.5" floppy as drive B and would >like to format diskettes for use on an Atari 520 ST with a 360KB 3.5" floppy. >The ST's drive is SS/DD while the AT's drive is DS/DD. MS-DOS v3.30 does >not allow me to format a 3.5" disk single-sided. Is there a PD format >that would allow me to format a single-sided disk? If not, can someone >supply me with the correct parameters for formatting the disk single-sided >so that I can attempt to modify an 800K format program (800KFMAT) to do the >trick. > Has any ST user accomplished this on any IBM compatible??? > >Dzung Hoang >hoang@comus.cs.tulane.edu >tulane!comus!hoang >---------- Dzung, Look up the DRIVER.SYS in your DOS manual. This will allow you to create a Logical drive as a single sided drive. A format of that logical drive will create a single sided 360KB 3.5" disc. Put something like this in your CONFIG.SYS file on your PC. DEVICE=DRIVER.SYS /D:1 /H:1 The other parameter defaults should be OK. The /D: is the drive starting with 0 (1 = 2nd drive {B}). The /H: is how many heads, thus 1 for 1. This will create the next logical drive available on your system. If you have a hard disk it will probably be drive D: if not drive C:. Good Luck, PjH patrick@hpmcaa.hp.com
dnewton@carroll1.UUCP (Dave Newton) (07/13/89)
You might try a /1 option. At least that's what Jeff says to try. Hope it
works.
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=8-) (smiley w/ a mohawk) (414) 524-7343 uunet!marque!carroll1!dnewtonleonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson) (07/13/89)
hoang@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Dzung Hoang) writes: > I have an AT compatible with a 720KB 3.5" floppy as drive B and would >like to format diskettes for use on an Atari 520 ST with a 360KB 3.5" floppy. >The ST's drive is SS/DD while the AT's drive is DS/DD. MS-DOS v3.30 does >not allow me to format a 3.5" disk single-sided. Is there a PD format >that would allow me to format a single-sided disk? If not, can someone >supply me with the correct parameters for formatting the disk single-sided >so that I can attempt to modify an 800K format program (800KFMAT) to do the >trick. > Has any ST user accomplished this on any IBM compatible??? Add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS: device=driver.sys /D:x /H:1 ^replace with 0 for drive A, 1 for B This will install a logical drive D: (or whatever the first unused drive letter is) that is a single sided 3.5 drive. I use this on my XT all the time. Do note that while you can format disks for the ST on a PC and use them with no problems, the reverse isn't true. Apparently the PC expects sector 1 to immediately follow the index, and the ST doesn't care. <sigh> -- Leonard Erickson ...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard CIS: [70465,203] "I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters." -- Solomon Short