ianoid Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I picked up one of these, and I can't seem to figure out how it works. I enter the drive number (1) and it runs a moment, but the drive speed indicator never changes. It doesn't seem to read the speed of my 1050 using my 800xl. I have tried it with and without the included Speed Test disk. Anyone use one of these or know where a manual is posted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I picked up one of these, and I can't seem to figure out how it works. I enter the drive number (1) and it runs a moment, but the drive speed indicator never changes. It doesn't seem to read the speed of my 1050 using my 800xl. I have tried it with and without the included Speed Test disk. Anyone use one of these or know where a manual is posted? I don't know about the Speedo RPM cartridge. I do know that SmartDOS 6.1 has a speed check and does double density. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I picked up one of these, and I can't seem to figure out how it works. I enter the drive number (1) and it runs a moment, but the drive speed indicator never changes. It doesn't seem to read the speed of my 1050 using my 800xl. I have tried it with and without the included Speed Test disk. Anyone use one of these or know where a manual is posted? I don't know about the Speedo RPM cartridge. I do know that SmartDOS 6.1 has a speed check and does double density. Also, there's a Sparta RPM.COM. testing in emulator seems RPM is very high 400+, SmartDOS says 342, with SIO speed up patch, 260 without patch. I would guess you gotta hit a drive number, then wait a while it should access the drive and give you a speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video61atarisales Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I picked up one of these, and I can't seem to figure out how it works. I enter the drive number (1) and it runs a moment, but the drive speed indicator never changes. It doesn't seem to read the speed of my 1050 using my 800xl. I have tried it with and without the included Speed Test disk. Anyone use one of these or know where a manual is posted? sometimes the speedo cart can be picky. you might have to enter the drive number, and hit return a few times in a row, till it stays reading. then give it a few moments, it will display your speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hmm, some of the drive speed measurements I know are density dependant - they work only in single density (90k) and of course any speeder (Happy, Speedy, USD, whatever) has to be turned off to get the correct speed... -Andreas Koch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hello guys And some speed measurements only work correctly on NTSC systems. On PAL systems, you have to multiply the value that's displayed by 5/6. sincerely Mathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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