On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Filippo Carletti wrote:
> > - uses a 1494kB format rather than 1440kB. This is still 18 sectors per > > track, but 83 tracks. That gives you an extra 50k or so to play with, > > but at a little risk that it will not work with all drives. If you want > > to try a different format (such as 1722kB), then you just need to change > > one definition near the top of: > > Nearly all drives support more than 18 sectors per track (it involves a > smaller gap between the last and the first sector, i.e. rotation speed). > Not so many support more than 80 tracks (head positioning). Perhaps it was a BIOS problem I saw when the 1722kB floppy did not boot. Anyway, needs further research. You know what to tweak. -- Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lead Product Developer Network Server Solutions Group http://www.e-smith.com/ Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/ Phone: +1 (613) 368 4376 or 564 8000 Fax: +1 (613) 564 7739 -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
