Re: PC Transporter Doesn't Detect SuperDrive 1.44MB

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Bryan Parkoff <BParkoff@satx.rr.com> wrote:

>     I connected SuperDrive (1.44MB) to PC Transporter TransDrive connector.
> I selected "Apple Drive" in PC Transporter's Control Panel.  The problem is
> that it can only read/write 720KB instead of 1.44MB.  How can I configure to
> use 1.44MB properly?  Thanks alot...

You can't do it that way.  The PC Transporter's disk controller hardware
and drivers don't support the SuperDrive (except to use it as if it was
an Apple 3.5 Drive, i.e. accessing 720K or 800K disks).

There is one way of using a SuperDrive in conjunction with a PC
Transporter: connect the SuperDrive to Apple's SuperDrive controller
card, and tell the PC Transporter to use the appopriate ProDOS
slot/drive as its A: drive.  I had my IIgs set up this way.  There are
some limitations, such as not being able to use 720K disks reliably, and
making sure that the correct type of disk is in the drive before
launching STARTAEPC (so that the volume size is set correctly).

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz