Epson smd349 floppy
posted by elia on Jan 19, 2007
i have an old hp computer with bad smd349 1.44mb floppy drive, i found a new smd349 floppy drive but i can read on it just 720kb disks!( on the floppy label there is a label 1.44mb ) do's anybody have the floppy data to set it to 1.44mb ?
thanks
Comment by elia, posted on Jan 20, 2007
Hi
the floppy is new,and i have more than one.
on the floppy there are some jumpers i tried all the combinations.
where i can find the epson smd349 floppy data sheet ?
thank's
Eli
the floppy is new,and i have more than one.
on the floppy there are some jumpers i tried all the combinations.
where i can find the epson smd349 floppy data sheet ?
thank's
Eli
Best Solution
posted on Jan 19, 2007
GuruHi Elia,
Could be a couple of things:
-Your drive may only be a 720K drive. They will format 1.44 MB disks but only with a 720K format. The test is inserting a HD disk and try formatting it as HD.
-The disk could be mislabeled, HD disks have two holes on end opposite the slide, one to write protect the disk and the other to signal to 720/1.44 capable drives this is a HD disk.
-The HD disk could be formatted as a 720K disk even though it is an HD disk, reformat as HD.
-The new, used drive could be damaged.
-The drive could be configured as a 720K by the computers BIOS. You?ll have to enter the BIOS setup find the config for the A drive and set to 1.44MB.
Let us know what happens and please don?t forget to rate the posting.
Could be a couple of things:
-Your drive may only be a 720K drive. They will format 1.44 MB disks but only with a 720K format. The test is inserting a HD disk and try formatting it as HD.
-The disk could be mislabeled, HD disks have two holes on end opposite the slide, one to write protect the disk and the other to signal to 720/1.44 capable drives this is a HD disk.
-The HD disk could be formatted as a 720K disk even though it is an HD disk, reformat as HD.
-The new, used drive could be damaged.
-The drive could be configured as a 720K by the computers BIOS. You?ll have to enter the BIOS setup find the config for the A drive and set to 1.44MB.
Let us know what happens and please don?t forget to rate the posting.
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