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#PC Dos 3.2
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I just received a pre-release copy of Dos 3.2 it is possible to format the
3.5" drives at 730k using the format command of Dos 3.2 You have to create a
config.sys file on your Dos disk that defines the 3.5's as 730k drives.
device=driver.sys /d:0 /f:2 defines internal drive as D
device=driver.sys /d:1 /f:2 defines external drive as E
Assuming that you have used the preferences on the Transformer
disk to set the internal drive (df0:) as A, the external drive (df1:) as B, and
the 5.25 (df2:) as C, the above config.sys will define A and D as the internal
3.5 and B and E as the external 3.5
You must format on either drive D or E to get 730k otherwise you only get 360k
(same as the floppy). I have tried several IBM format programs and have had no
problems (other than speed) in running them. So far dbase III, Wordstar,
Smartcom II, SideKick, Norton Utilities 3.1, Super-calc 2 and 3 have all
worked. Hope this can help someone out there.
Bruce, so in other words, having defined D and E using DRIVER.SYS, if you
access A and B, you can create and use 360K disks in the 3.5" drives, and if
you access D and E, you get 720K disks in the same drives… right? I'm not
sure >why< you'd want to use 360K disks in the 3.5" drives, but I guess that
means the possibility's there! – Bela
PS: I guess you can't boot from a 720K disk, then — no way to get the driver
loaded before you boot! Is there?
Bela,
Transformer WILL boot off of a 720k micro-floppy. Not five minutes ago I fed
it the DOS disk of the PC convertible I have here for the weekend. I have my
Config.sys file set up a bit differently from what is posted here though.
Since I'm still only a one drive Amigo, I set Driver.sys up for /D:0 only. Then
A and B are standard density, and Logical device C is high-density. Vdisk also
appears to work, but I haven't had time to test it thoroughly.
Keith
Bela,
Transformer WILL boot off of a 720k micro-floppy. Not five minutes ago I fed
it the DOS disk of the PC convertible I have here for the weekend. I have my
Config.sys file set up a bit differently from what is posted here though.
Since I'm still only a one drive Amigo, I set Driver.sys up for /D:0 only. Then
A and B are standard density, and Logical device C is high-density. Vdisk also
appears to work, but I haven't had time to test it thoroughly.
Keith
Bruce, so in other words, having defined D and E using DRIVER.SYS, if you
access A and B, you can create and use 360K disks in the 3.5" drives, and if
you access D and E, you get 720K disks in the same drives… right? I'm not
sure >why< you'd want to use 360K disks in the 3.5" drives, but I guess that
means the possibility's there! – Bela
PS: I guess you can't boot from a 720K disk, then — no way to get the driver
loaded before you boot! Is there?