Unformatted HD Disks = the same as DD disks???

winz · Unformatted HD Disks = the same as DD disks???

Yo....
i've read all the threads about using HD's (covering the hole), etc...
now we all know that DD disks are mad pricey and nearly impossible to find new.
a guy in the mpc forum wrote, that if you can find unformatted HD disks and format them in your machine, you can use them like dd disks, without covering the whole.
for the machine it would be like a dd disk then.
any experience on this?

DFACE DXA

that doesnt make any sense. you cant change the type of media by how you format it. its still a hd disk

Drinks

You can fool HD drives into thinking a DD disk is HD but not the other way around. That being said, some DD drives can read HD just fine and I'm assuming the SP drive (at least the 7030 later model) does just that. Couldn't get them to work with my grey model though.

thx

yes, i have a 7030 black re-edition (1994) and the floppy drive reads HD discs, i always use that kind of floppy, but i don't know if the drive has been replaced with another (maybe it's not the original drive), and i don't know what brand of drive it is
next time i open up the sp i'll try to find what brand it is then post the informations here
Smile

peterpiper0815

^^That would be really nice cause infos on floppy drives of old samplers are rare and who want to pay 90$ for a floppy drive at route66 when a 5$ drive from ebay also work.
There are some sites that explain how to modify drives for old computers like the Commodore Amiga. I'm very interested if these mods also work for the old samplers (sp, eps, s900, s950).

peace

DFACE DXA

yeah alot of those tutorials similarly apply to other gear from the time

winz

loopwhole

my re issue has to have the hole coverd, yours probably has been replaced at some point.

thx · hd floppy drive

thx

anybody had read this thread?
http://sp1200.myfastforum.org/about824.html

here is a picture of the switch:

maybe my drive has been modded like this one (removed switch)

thx · ds-hd floppy drive for sp1200

here's a pic of my sp floppy drive that reads ds-hd (double side high density) disks (without tape on the hole)
someone recognize this drive?
it has a black front cover and a white sticker on the top with number "9111" printed on it
i don't know the brand because i haven't founded any information on the drive except for the white sticker
sorry... i can't say more than this
Sad

loopwhole

could be one of hundreds...maybe thousands. however it looks like a mitsubishi by the back...hard to say tho.

thx

loopwhole

ah no need to be sorry..you asked a question and i anwsered it to the best of my knowledge bro! peace

Dj Khayos

Unformatted HD Disks = the same as DD disks???

hd floppy drive

ds-hd floppy drive for sp1200