Introduction
SAMdisk is a command-line disk image utility for Windows 2000 or later.
Read and write almost any soft-sectored floppy disk format compatible with the PC floppy controller, including some traditionally copy-protected formats. Also supports hard disk imaging to and from HDF and raw formats.
Low-level floppy device access requires the fdrawcmd.sys driver to be installed.
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Version 3.6, last updated 19th May 2013 [changelog]
Quick Start
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.
Floppy to Image
To create a disk image from an existing floppy disk:
SAMdisk a: image.dsk
Image to Floppy
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.