Date   : Mon, 29 Sep 2003 10:54:32 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: More questions

"Bob Devries" <bdevries@...> wrote:
> Are there any tips for using 3.5" drives on my BBC-B?
> I've connected a 40 track 5.25" drive, and that works as expected. However,
> when I connect a 3.5" drive, it formats OK, but when I save a file, the
> computer appears to hang after the save has completed. If I reset the beeb,
 
On many BBCs DFS 1.20 has timing problems with 3.5" disk drives. If
Sprow's suggestion oesn't work, you can patch DFS 1.20 to create DFS 1.21
which fixes these problems. Do a web search for 'BBC 3.5 disk JGH' for
other articles discussing this.
 
http://www.mdfs.net/Sotware/Rom/CustDNFS.zip has the patch program. You
will then need to blow the new DFS into a replacement EPROM. If you do not
have the facilities, I can supply DFS 1.21 for ukp1 to cover postage.
 
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