Floppy drive broken.

[Cosmic Puppet]

The Fat DD setting caused a horrid noise from my drive and I had to abort when it said something about the head. I thought Read Disk Config would take care of it. Mine only formatted at 09 sectors and 79 tracks.

If I have Read Disk Config. ticked it gives a can't write fat error, but if I untick that and specify 09/79 it works. Are there instructions for this anywhere?

[exxos]

Are you reading disk config after trying to format it badly ? because if so, your just reading bad config and trying to format with them. Sounds like you just need to format 9/79 then as if anything else doesn't work, then your drive must be pretty bad not to even support 10 seconds or 82 tracks.

EDIT: The default preset button does 9/79.

[Cosmic Puppet]

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Maybe I should use Fast Copy 3 as it's only set up for what I need.

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Where as this Fast Copy Pro has a lot more settings which I don't understand.

[exxos]

Where as this Fast Copy Pro has a lot more settings which I don't understand.

You don't need to change anything at all.. pretty much load the program, click default preset, click format disk, you don't need to do or change anything else. Thats it!

[Cosmic Puppet]

Are you reading disk config after trying to format it badly ? because if so, your just reading bad config and trying to format with them. Sounds like you just need to format 9/79 then as if anything else doesn't work, then your drive must be pretty bad not to even support 10 seconds or 82 tracks.

EDIT: The default preset button does 9/79.

Aw. Got you. Just pressed it. I should go back to bed until I have a brain. It's probably my memories of using fast copy 3 getting in the way. Sorry dude. Feel like an idiot!!!!