Introduction
SAMdisk is a command-line disk image utility for Windows 2000 or later.
The utility supports transfers between floppy disks and disk images, and is designed to work with almost any soft-sectored disk format compatible with the PC floppy controller, including some copy-protected formats.
Low-level floppy device access requires the fdrawcmd.sys driver to be installed.
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Version 3.2, last updated 8th April 2012 [changelog]
Quick Start Guide
First, ensure your BIOS floppy drive type is set correctly, or to the closest available type. Setting a non-1.44M type will reduce the head stepping rate, to avoid missed pulses, and disable use of the disk-change line. This will often be needed for older floppy drive units.
Disk to Image
To create a disk image from an existing floppy disk:
SAMdisk a: image.dsk
Image to Disk
To write a disk image back to floppy disk:
SAMdisk image.dsk a:
For further details please see the copy command and other sections in the panel on the left.