Date   : Fri, 04 Jun 2004 12:59:46 +0100 (BST)
From   : Tim Fardell <tim.fardell@...>
Subject: Re: 3.5" disk drive

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Jules Richardson wrote:

> Due to the slightly different magnetic properties of DD vs. HD media,
> using HD media in a DD drive is also a bad idea. Chances are fair that
> it'll work, but not be particularly reliable for long term storage...

Never had any trouble at all doing this. Just need to put a bit of tape 
over the hole in the HD disk for a HD drive to treat it as DD. 
Seems 100% reliable.