Drive

and

Diskette

Compatibility

Matrix

The

following

table

provides

identification information for

3.5-inch

drives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette

 

 

Identifying

 

 

Drive

 

 

 

Mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.5-Inch - 1.44MB

1.44 on the eject

button

3.5-Inch

-

2.88MB

2.88

on

the eject button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table provides compatibility information for 3.5-inch diskettes and 3.5-inch diskette drives.

Diskette

1.44MB

2.88MB

Capacity

Drive

Drive

 

 

 

1.0MB

Read/Write

Read/Write

2.0MB

Read/Write

Read/Write

4.0MB

Not Compatible

Read/Write

 

 

 

The following

table provides

identification information for

5.25-inch diskette drives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette

 

 

Identifying

 

 

 

Drive

 

 

Mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25-Inch

-

360KB

(External)Asterisk

on

bezel

 

5.25-Inch

-

1.2MB

(Internal)1.2

on

the

eject button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table provides compatibility information for 5.25-inch diskettes and 5.25-inch diskette drives.

Diskette

360KB

 

 

1.2MB

 

Capacity

Drive

 

 

Drive

 

 

 

 

 

360KB

Read/Write

Read/Write

 

1.2MB

Not

Compatible

Read/Write

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: A 360KB

diskette

written

to or formatted on a

1.2MB

drive

can

be read reliably only on a 1.2MB

drive.

 

 

 

 

 

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