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

2013-06-14 by Jon Carroll

I used to use HD disks on my Amiga and they had a tendency to wear out quick 
and not be usable as backup disks either

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stakker" <richard.baldwin@...>
To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 3:10 AM
Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Error Message When using Disk Drive : "Disk 
Error : Bad Device ID"


I used to use HD disks with my DD Commodore Amiga without issue? Would the 
drive be any different?



--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Forr\ufffd <dan.for@...> 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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