Reaching the limits of 3 1⁄2-inch diskettes using 2M @bitsundbolts
Reaching the limits of 3 1⁄2-inch diskettes using 2M  @bitsundbolts
Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Since many of you had commented on my Windows 95 installation diskette video, I decided to dive into one of the tools that was mentioned a lot in the comment section: 2M
Today, we are going to see how far we can push a regular 3 1⁄2-inch diskette by using 98.5% of the physical bytes available on the magnetic medium.

2M 3.0:
dropbox.com/sh/0jfpi1ooblcjzup/AAD9Bf2X-VG_Qu5Se-hZ50UYa?dl=0

*In need of Diskettes?*
US:
Verbatim 3.5: amzn.to/3OluQTf
Imation 3.5: amzn.to/43A2KrN

DE:
Verbatim 3.5: amzn.to/3K6cxyZ
TDK MF-2H: amzn.to/3pWcO0o

UK:
Nashuatec 3.5: amzn.to/3XZ4bi6
Verbatim 3.5: amzn.to/3Y3f4iX

You can support me on Patreon:
patreon.com/BitsUndBolts

00:00 Intro
02:31 DOS formatted disk
03:05 2M and 2MDOS
05:54 50% speed increase
08:23 2MF a: /F
11:39 2MF a: /M
12:28: 2MGUI
14:35 Conclusion
Reaching the limits of 3 1⁄2-inch diskettes using 2M4 Months Later: SOUND Brush 55 Restoration Results!Why S3 Cards Look Gray And How I Fixed It!The ultimate 3Dfx debugging tool: Witchery! Debug any Voodoo 2 and fix it! (Part 3/3)Forensics: Sound Blaster 32 CT3670 repair attemptI cloned the AWE64 memory board!ASUS P55T2P4 - Does it still work?I asked AI to find FAKE Pentiums in my CPU collection!Does it make sense to swap those CPUs?GeForce4 MX 440: Can I fix one of its major flaws?Install Windows 95 on a 386 DX-40 with 32 MB memoryPowerup: 3Dfx Voodoo with 8MB meets Unreal!
Bits und Bolts |

Reaching the limits of 3 1⁄2-inch diskettes using 2M

SHARE TO X SHARE TO REDDIT SHARE TO FACEBOOK WALLPAPER