6 Jun
2007
6 Jun
'07
10:02 a.m.
Dave Dunfield wrote:
I would recommend testing the drives on a known good
system first.
Unless you know the drives are good, you can't trust the TESTFDC
results (A failure could be indicative of a bad drive, not a FDC
limitation).
What's "good enough" testing? As a minimum I'll boot DOS,
format a floppy with the drive and put DOS onto the floppy, then
boot the floppy. Is that enough or are there oddball quirks that
might be better exposed by something else?
So to check all possible data rates without a 300/360
modded drive,
you need to run two tests - either the 5.25" LD and HD drives, or a
5.25" HD and 3.5" drive.
Good. I should be able to rustle up at least one of those combinations.
Thanks
Antonio