Disk Question

[vanman]

can I use normal computer disks on the ST?

[Inky]

can I use normal computer disks on the ST?

 

Yes, but they must be DOUBLE DENSITY for best results.

[vanman]

what do you mean "Double Density"

[Inky]

what do you mean "Double Density"

 

These are older 3.5 in floppies. The type required by the ST are whatwe call DOUBLE DENISTY or DD. These can be formatted to 720K. The type currently popular are HIGH DENSITY, and can be formatted to 1.44 MB.

 

You will have a bit of a time finding D floppies, but if you go into the links section of AtariAge, you'll find several companies that sell them.

[jens]

These are older 3.5 in floppies.  The type required by the ST are whatwe call DOUBLE DENISTY or DD.  These can be formatted to 720K.

They can be formatted up to about 1,2 Mb... :-)

'PumpUp - the volume' is the software to do that. But it's not good for the security of your data. :-(

[doncleth]

I read in another topic that you can use HD disks on the ST by taping over one of the notches on the disk. In the ST, is it possible to copy the contents of a DD disk into a HD disk?

 

The reason is I've already ran out of DD disks so I'm copying games from my PC into the DD disk (using Makedisk) and then in ST I'm planning to copy the DD into HD disk. I've tried this once using Desktop copy but it said the target disk has a different format. I have earlier formatted the HD disk in ST.

 

Has anyone tried this before?

[Inky]

I read in another topic that you can use HD disks on the ST by taping over one of the notches on the disk. In the ST, is it possible to copy the contents of a DD disk into a HD disk?  

 

The reason is I've already ran out of DD disks so I'm copying games from my PC into the DD disk (using Makedisk) and then in ST I'm planning to copy the DD into HD disk. I've tried this once using Desktop copy but it said the target disk has a different format. I have earlier formatted the HD disk in ST.

 

Has anyone tried this before?

 

We've discussed this before, and the consensus was , Yes, you COULD use them, but don't put any sensitive data on them, as they have a tendency to go bad faster.

[Serblander]

vanman:

 

what do you mean "Double Density"

 

The easiest way to spot the difference is by looking at the disk - if it has one hole at the corner of the disk than it is a Double Density (DD) disk, & if it has two holes (one at each end/corner) than it is a High Density (HD) disk. :wink: