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=====+3DOS format disks===== | =====+3DOS format disks===== | ||
3½″ disks can be formatted in a variety of different capacities as CP/M disks. The +3 ROM cannot format 3½″ disks itself so either a utility is required on the +3 (such as [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/zxplus3e/software.html#mformat | 3½″ disks can be formatted in a variety of different capacities as CP/M disks. The +3 ROM cannot format 3½″ disks itself so either a utility is required on the +3 (such as [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/zxplus3e/software.html#mformat The Spectrum +3 Multiformatter] by Garry Lancaster), or the disk must be prepared on the PC. | ||
=====DOS format disks===== | =====DOS format disks===== | ||
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====Writing Images==== | ====Writing Images==== | ||
=====3½″ diskettes===== | =====3½″ diskettes===== | ||
To | To read and format disks with formats other than 720kB (the +3multiformatter utility refers to this as 708K) on Windows NT you will need the [http://simonowen.com/fdrawcmd/ FDrawcmd driver by simon owen]. This will only work correctly on PCs with real floppy controllers. | ||
A good utility for writing the images is [http://www.seasip.info/Unix/LibDsk/#tools John Elliot's dsktool]. | A good utility for writing the images is [http://www.seasip.info/Unix/LibDsk/#tools John Elliot's dsktool]. | ||
It's possible to read and write 708K +3DOS format dsk images using dsktool on some USB floppy drives that have an NEC UF000x chipset. The Dell FDDM-101 module is known to work. | |||
=====3″ disks===== | =====3″ disks===== | ||
A guide to connecting a 3″ drive to a PC and reading/writing disks is available from the [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/sdp/FAQ.html Spectrum Disk Preservation Project] | A guide to connecting a 3″ drive to a PC and reading/writing disks is available from the [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/sdp/FAQ.html Spectrum Disk Preservation Project] | ||