On May 30, 3:52, Gunther Schadow wrote:
> now that I have my old C64 setup back I found that I could not
> format newer 5.25" HD disks on the 1541 or 1571. It just bumps
> and blinks and stops. Does the 1541 require hard sectored disk?
> I don't think so, because I can still remember today that my first
> disk ever said "BASF Flexi Disk, 5.25", Singled Side, Double
> Density, Soft Sector." So what's the trick to get media working?
> Bulk eraser? (BTW: It's been over 15 years and I still have that
> disk and could actually read one side of it, that's fun!)
As others have said, you need disks intended for single-density or double
density, not HD. I've also met one 1541 owner who swears that disks
without hub rings won't work in his drive (and never did) because the
mechanism doesn't grip them tightly enough (though I'm fairly sure that's
just due to a soft spring or a missing screw on the frame somewhere).
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Wed May 30 2001 - 02:09:51 BST