Questions tagged [disk-drive]

For questions about computer disk drives for removable magnetic storage media.

Questions about the actual media such as 5.25" or 3.25" disks or disk data formats should be tagged with floppy-disk.

What is the danger involved in trying to write already closed file with Commodore 1541 disk drive?

The Commodore 1541 disk drive and other IEC devices are self-contained computers. The operating system runs on the drive itself. This setup significantly improves the flexibility. As a side effect, if there is an error during a disk operation, the…

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asked Nov 26 '18 at 09:46

wizofwor

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How to set up a (physical) parallel port so that it connects to a Zip drive? (emulated Windows 98)

I have a legacy Zip 100 drive. Of course it will not run under Windows 11. So, I installed emulated Windows 98 via PCem. I also bought a PCIe parallel port card (AX99100), as USB-to-parallel adapters just work for printers but unfortunately not for…

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asked Feb 09 '24 at 21:28

Bernd K