Five and quarter drives

[Steve Thatcher]

the number of tracks is not going to distinguish between 360K and 1.2meg. 
Double density 40 track drives will be 360K (double sided) or 180K (single 
sided). An 80 track drive can be either a double density 720K drive (double 
sided - I don't know of any single sided 80 track drives) or a high density 
1.2meg drive.

best regards, Steve Thatcher

At 06:16 PM 02/11/2005, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
> >From: "Parker, Kevin" <KParker at workcover.com>
> >
> >
> >Can someone refresh my memory please whether it was possible to visually
> >tell 360K and 1.2MB 5 1/4 inch floppy drives apart (the drive that is,
> >not the media).
> >
> >
> >TIA!!!!
> >
> >++++++++++
> >Kevin Parker
>
>Hi
>  Put the drive on a drive tester and sequence it out
>40 tracks. If it only goes half way, it is an 80 track.
>Dwight