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Fdrawcmd.sys


Introduction

Fdrawcmd.sys is a floppy filter driver for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7.

The driver exposes command-level access to the µPD765a floppy disk controller, making it possible to read/write many non-standard and copy-protected disk formats from your own applications.

The driver is free for use by both commercial and non-commercial applications. Please contact me for further details.

Features

Traditionally DOS-only features include:

Advanced features unique to this driver:

Other benefits:

System Requirements

USB floppy drives do not work as they contain a separate floppy controller chip with no way for the driver to access it. Laptops and some modern desktop devices lack a floppy port, and cannot be used with the driver.

Support for two floppy drives also requires a compatible floppy controller chip. Some mothboards use a cheaper chip that only supports a single drive. If your BIOS settings only mention drive A, it's unlikely that you'll be able to use two drives (as needed for Amiga disk reading).

Download

Version 1.0.1.10, last updated 21st December 2008 [changelog]

FdInstall.exe (107K)

Links

Applications known to use the driver:

Plus many other LibDsk-enabled applications for Windows!


Simon Owen
simon@simonowen.com