In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Dave Walker wrote: >> That is the first time I have heard of a PC only accepting HD disks? HD >> drives should be backwards compatible with DD disks. >> >> Maybe I should put up a QDOS HD floppy image as well as the DD one just in >> case? >He is dead right. Qemulator warns about this and none of my machines >accept DD disks. >Apparently it is an XP issue. It actually depends on the chipset of the motherboard and / or the BIOS. They removed ED disks from several BIOS types a while ago and DD ones have been disappearing over the last few years. Many laptops will not see DD disks any more - many don't any kind of floppy access at all. Some chipsets now only support the HD disks. -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030 fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 skype : royqbranch web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk
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