Re: 800k vs. 400k floppy drives

[Eagle]

Nat,
I wonder if your system is seeing the external 800k drive as an 800k 
drive, and the floppy as an 800k floppy.  Since the disk is formatted 
400k, it wouldn't be readable as an 800k disk.

Do you have a bootable 800k disk lying around?
Eagle
PS - I only top posted because Nat did. ;)
On Jan 7, 2005, at 17:16, Nat wrote:
Well, I'm guess the answer is NO, as I hooked up an external 800k 
floppy
drive and it didn't work, even with a bootable 400k floppy inserted.

Are the ROMs on the 512k upgradeable to make it use 800k floppy drives?
Aside from using ROMs from a 512ke (I don't have one), could I upgrade 
the
ROMs with the ROMs from a Plus, perhaps?

If not, what are my options here or am I stuck trying to find a 
working 400k
floppy drive somewhere?

Thanks,
  Nat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Compact Macs" <compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 1:53 PM
Subject: 800k vs. 400k floppy drives

Hey list.
I have a Macintosh 512k with a dead floppy (400k) drive.
I do not have access to a replacement 400k floppy.  I do, however, 
have a
closet full of working 800k floppy drives.  Can I replace the internal
400k
floppy drive on the 512k with an 800k drive and have the computer 
just see
it and use it as a 400k drive?  Does this work, or will an 800k 
floppy not
function when treated as a 400k drive?

Thanks,
  Nat

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