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   Richard VanHouten to All   
   Re: Model 4 double sided disk drives   
   01 Jul 08 18:40:36   
   
   From: richvh@citlink.net   
      
   glynf1 wrote:   
   > I have been refurbishing a Model 4. All works well with the exception of   
   > double sided drives under TRSDOS 6.2.1 ( I can run Montezuma CP/M which will   
   > format double sided disks) TRSDOS gives the option of double sided when   
   > formatng, but the veryfy fails on all tracks - one sided will format Ok   
   > What am I doing wrong?   
   > Any help would be appreciated.   
   > Thanks   
   > Glyn   
   >   
   >   
   Sounds to me like maybe MM CP/M is just thinking it successfully   
   formatted both sides - have you replaced the drive cables with ones that   
   don't have the side select pin (DS4 pin in Tandy drives) pulled?   
      
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