I've made .scp images on two different drives using the following settings:
Weakbits: Raw
Density: Low for both Reads and Writes
Index Sensor: Required for both Reads and Writes
Backside Control: None
Disk Types: Macintosh LD (default Track and Head settings for Start and End)
Preservation enabled
I tried both Index and Splice for the Copy Mode.
With one of the drives, an Epson SD-800 (dual 3.5"/5.25"), I previously made a .scp image of a copy-protected PC game on a 3.5" disk, and used it to created a working copy on a blank floppy, so I know my setup can work. The other drive is an Imation 3.5" drive, which I hadn't previously used with the SCP, but is in good working order.
Regarding where I read certain things about the SCP, I did plenty of reading months ago when deciding whether to get a SCP or a KryoFlux, and I can't recall most of the exact sources. I should have said that I simply couldn't find any definitive answers. Perhaps I misread some things, and I didn't mean to suggest that anybody was out there actively smearing the SCP
. However, the write-up here says that some drives may have trouble with variable bit rates, and as a result, I'm wondering about my drives.
Coincidentally, those postings where written by "SomeGuy," who wrote the post on this forum that I previously referenced, which claims that Mac 400K/800K disks "don't use the index pulse." Does that affect what I should choose under Index Sensor? Might I have to try another drive, perhaps one on your list of compatible 3.5" drives?
Weakbits: Raw
Density: Low for both Reads and Writes
Index Sensor: Required for both Reads and Writes
Backside Control: None
Disk Types: Macintosh LD (default Track and Head settings for Start and End)
Preservation enabled
I tried both Index and Splice for the Copy Mode.
With one of the drives, an Epson SD-800 (dual 3.5"/5.25"), I previously made a .scp image of a copy-protected PC game on a 3.5" disk, and used it to created a working copy on a blank floppy, so I know my setup can work. The other drive is an Imation 3.5" drive, which I hadn't previously used with the SCP, but is in good working order.
Regarding where I read certain things about the SCP, I did plenty of reading months ago when deciding whether to get a SCP or a KryoFlux, and I can't recall most of the exact sources. I should have said that I simply couldn't find any definitive answers. Perhaps I misread some things, and I didn't mean to suggest that anybody was out there actively smearing the SCP
. However, the write-up here says that some drives may have trouble with variable bit rates, and as a result, I'm wondering about my drives.Coincidentally, those postings where written by "SomeGuy," who wrote the post on this forum that I previously referenced, which claims that Mac 400K/800K disks "don't use the index pulse." Does that affect what I should choose under Index Sensor? Might I have to try another drive, perhaps one on your list of compatible 3.5" drives?