Why doesn't my Imation Superdisk save 120mg data?

Question

I have an Imation Superdisk drive. It is supposed to store 120mb. However, I can only save 10 to 18mb. Win98 says drive is full. I have downloaded the latest driver with no fix. Can you help. thx john

Answer

This question was answered on July 14, 1999. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

The most likely cause of your problem is in the BIOS of your computer. This chip controls what the operating system sees. Check with the manufacturer of your computer to make sure the version of the BIOS in your computer is capable of supporting the Superdisk drive.

Also, in order to store this much data you must be using the Imation Superdisk Diskettes that are specially made (and expensive) to hold 120mg. The Imation Superdisk drives can work with regular floppies but they will not be able to hold 120mg, just the amount that they are capable of.

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Posted by Ken of Data Doctors on July 14, 1999