[net.micro.pc] need help with SA604 hard drive for IBM PC

caprio@ttidcb.UUCP (Don Caprio) (06/10/85)

I recently bought a Shurgart SA604 6.7 meg hard disk for my IBM PC. The
drive is fully ST506 compatiable and at $99.00 seemed like a good buy.
However the vendor does not supply any software to format the drive.

How do I go about getting some software to format the drive with out
writting my own? Will the format routine that comes with the advanced
diagnostics work? Which controller (Adaptec, Western Digital, ?)?

I'm sure someone out there in net land has brought one of these drives
up on their PC. The vendor says he's sold 3,500! Any information on
the drive, formatting, controllers, etc would be greatly appreciated.

Please send all replies via mail or post to this net. Phone replies
welcome. Thanks in advance.


Citicorp TTI
Don Caprio
(213) 450-9111 ext. 3107