Scramdisk container files may be located on LS-120 diskettes. ScramDisk 3.01r3c does not work with WinXP. The Scarmdisk container format is open source. SD USB M3: 0.56 MB/secondġ2) ScramDisk 3.01r3c to create Scramdisk formatted container files under Win98, accessible under Win98 and WinXP with DriveCrypt v3.03b, under Linux with ScramDisk for Linux.
example values: Accurite LS-120 PCMCIA under Win98: 0.40 MB/second Imation SuperDisk USB for Mac Drive, Model No. > select drive letter -> Status -> Drive test: to full-format LS-120 disks, with identical disk SNs etc, by writing the image to disk, instead of normal formattingġ1) VoptXP v7.22 to display the actual read speed of a particular LS-120 drive, obtained by reading large blocks of data over the entire disk surface ima image file (created with GRDuw) of a virgin LS-120 disk, zipped up as a small. also as a tool to quickly test many regular floppy disk drivesġ0) a. with this USB floppy bridge all my regular floppy drives were able to down-format de-magnetized LS-120 diskettes to 720KB (see posting #92 ) Maybe 40% of the LS-120 diskettes around are bad.įirst demagnetize the bad LS-120 diskette with a video cassette bulk eraser, then re-initialize and re-format it (see posting #83)ĩ) Cubig USB floppy bridge inside the Buslink USB floppy drive, hard to find when repairing bad LS-120 diskettes: to transfer the first sector from the image of a good LS-120 diskette onto a demagnetized and down-formatted LKS-120 diskette to create image files of LS-120 diskettes contains SuperWriter32 v2.03 (to format, read und write on LS-240 drives 1.44 floppy disks formatted to 32MB)
to format LS-240 diskettes, which no other software can (requires an LS-240 drive) to format UDF formatted LS-120 disks back to FAT16
to format some LS-120 disks, which other LS-120 formatting tools cannot re-format, e.g.
51122 41066, hard to findĪpparently the only cleaning disk approved for LS-120 drives, maybe other cleaning disks kill the driveĦ) Matsus***a SuperDisk Utility ("SuperDisk Device Driver & Utility") is my preferred tool for formatting regular floppies and LS-120 disksĥ) Imation 3.5" Dry Head Cleaning Disk (SuperDisk, 2HD, 2DD Compatible), reorder No. to have a rough indication of the quality of regular 720KB/1.44MB floppies and LS-120 disks is the only software which can create an image file of a FAT-formatted LS-120 disk and write the image back to an LS-120 disk For Win9x only, does not work under WinXP
More info about these 3 drives is in posting #88Ī unique and highly recommended general tool for removable media (regular floppies, LS-120 disks, Iomega zip and jaz). 11795 Parallel Port Drive ("old parallel, no dongle drive")ģ) Modded Imation SD 120 PPD2 ("new parallel, with dongle") of 2 floppies, as with Beyond CompareĢ) Imation Model No. best choice as a 2nd floppy drive, e.g. best choice as a regular external floppy drive for computers which don't have a built-in 1.44MB floppy drive best choice as 1st LS-120 drive, is fast, works fine under Win98 and WinXP, requires a power supply brick, works fine with 720KB and 1.44MB floppies Esoteric: Forensic software and UDF formatted LS-120 disksġ) Imation SuperDisk USB for Mac Drive, Model No.
Esoteric: UDF formatted 720kB and 1.44MB floppy disks Can bulk-erased LS-120 disks be reformatted? Creating and restoring images of LS-120 disks Only with DOS or Win9x: What canNOT be done under WinXP?
nusb/Microsoft-provided drivers under Win98 Manufacturer-provided USB/PCMCIA drivers of LS-120 drives vs. Review of LS-120 drives (Parallel, PCMCIA, USB, ATAPI) The awful quality of LS-120 disks: Destined to die The awful quality of LS-120 drives: Dead and dying drives Toolbox (good LS-120 software and hardware) What can an LS-120 drive be used for in 2011? So for more information in some matters you may wish to contact me by PM. Portions of my postings in this topic, especially my experimentations, may fall into the realm of the esoteric, in the sense of: private, not-intended-for-publication. In this topic I will share, with other members of this forum, some of my experience with LS-120 drives. Actually I got my first LS-120 drive in 2003, but I had rarely used it until 2009, when I archived my regular floppy disks They are amazing devices of an age gone by.
I have been fiddling around, on and off, with LS-120 drives during the past 2 years.