360K Floppies Used in 1.2 MB Drive May Be Unreadable (79538)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q79538 SUMMARY
Double-sided, double-density 5.25-inch (360K) disks, when formatted in
a 360K drive and then written to on a high density 5.25-inch (1.2 MB)
drive, may no longer be readable in the 360K drive.
Conversely, disks formatted as 360K in a 1.2 MB drive and then written
to in a 360K drive may no longer be readable in the 1.2 MB drive.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/12/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB79538 |
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