I want to do some floppy read/write speed benchmarks.
Is there an DOS tool that allows me to see at what speeds is the floppy drive writing and reading?
I saw in MHDD's floppy maker application that it shows the current floppy writing speed. So that kind of a tool should exist, right?
I want to do this because Adaptec AHA-1542 has a jumper that says: Floppy double speed ON/OFF
Interesting...
I remember that I could get a double speed floppy controller card for an Iomega floppy streamer / tape backup device.
method one: Fill a drive with 1 big file, 2 smaller files and a bunch of tiny files. use a stopwatch to see how long it takes to copy from and to the floppy disk. repeat with 2x speed.
thats my two cents
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
The transfer speed is tightly coupled to the revolutions of the drive...
1+1=10
I checked that section in my manual and it says to only use that jumper setting with double speed rotational fdd drive.
give it a shot. I can't see how it would hurt anything. If mine wasn't in storage i'd do it myself. But i would leave the floppy settings alone, at least.
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
Quit teasing and get on with the benchmarking. =) I'm curious.
From what I recall, due to the nature of saving information to floppy discs, there isn't supposed to be much variation in the speeds of drives.
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