2.1 Drive and Diskette Compatibility
The following table provides information concerning the identification of
diskette drives.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
¦ Diskette ¦ Identifying ¦
¦ Drive ¦ Mark ¦
+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------¦
¦ 3.5 Inch - 720KB ¦ None ¦
+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------¦
¦ 3.5 Inch - 1.44MB ¦ 1.44 on the Eject Button ¦
+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------¦
¦ ¦ ¦
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The following addresses the compatibility of diskettes to diskette drives.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
¦ Diskette ¦ 720KB ¦ 1.44MB ¦
¦ Capacity ¦ Drive ¦ Drive ¦
+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------------------¦
¦ 1.0MB ¦ Read/Write ¦ Read/Write ¦
+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------------------¦
¦ 2.0MB ¦ Not Compatible ¦ Read/Write ¦
+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------------------¦
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
For additional information on this subject, see "Diskette Drives and
Diskettes" in the IBM Personal System/2 Hardware Maintenance Reference
General Information pamphlet.
Note: You must only install drives designed for this system. Use of
drives not designed for this system could cause intermittent
problems.
IBM PS/2 Model 90 XP 486 HMR
Drive and Diskette Compatibility
¦ Copyright IBM Corp. 1990, 1991
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