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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Error Message When using Disk Drive : "Disk Error : Bad Device ID"

2013-06-14 by jammie

its a hd drive but the floppy controller is only a dsdd controller
and its a weaker magnetic signal as the tape matterial is different to a hd diskette
get a dry disk cleaner pop it in and do some load instructions this will wipe the muck off
if it dirty
if it still does not work then either the heads are miss aligned or its shot
get an hxc floppy emulator
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 4:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Error Message When using Disk Drive : "Disk Error : Bad Device ID"

I believe that the SD drive is a HD drive with the hole sensor disabled.

ie all diskettes look like a DD to it.


On Jun 13, 2013, at 6:48 PM, Daniel Forró wrote:

In DD drives only DD disks should be used without problems with data
or even disk drive. HD disks with closed hole formatted to DD
shouldn't be used.

HD drives can read both DD and HD disks.

Daniel Forro

On 14 Jun, 2013, at 1:53 AM, STEPHEN PRATT wrote:

>
> I believe the SD sees all floppies as Single Density even if they
> have the HD cutout on the floppy - so it shouldn't matter what you
> use.
>


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