25 Oct
2015
25 Oct
'15
11:12 p.m.
[HD 3.5" disks and the density-select hole]
Of course, on a DD-only drive, the drive is blind to
the extra hole.
Not always! The original Sony full-height drives (the 600rm ones) have a
disk-inserted sensor positioned exactly where that hole is. So if you insert
an HD disk the drive doesn't detect it. It is rumoured this was deliberate
(positioning of the HD hole) so that you couldn't use the wrong disks and
have reliability problems.
-tony