bruceo@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Bruce Oscarson) (01/04/89)
I just tried to install a MAXTOR model XT-1085 hard disk in my IBM pc-xt. I attempted to do a low level format on the drive by going into debug and issuing: -c800:5. The system hung. I tried the same procedure with the original segate hard disk with the same results. I also tried every offset from 0 to 50. The hard disk controller in my pc-xt is an IBM 1501492. Any suggestions on how to initiate a low level hard disk format for this environment? bruceo@iscuva.ISCS.COM ...!uunet!iscuva!bruceo
hollen@spot.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck) (01/04/89)
From article <2252@iscuva.ISCS.COM>, by bruceo@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Bruce Oscarson): > > I just tried to install a MAXTOR model XT-1085 hard disk in my > IBM pc-xt. I attempted to do a low level format on the drive > by going into debug and issuing: -c800:5. The system hung. I > tried the same procedure with the original segate hard disk with > the same results. I also tried every offset from 0 to 50. > The hard disk controller in my pc-xt is an IBM 1501492. > > Any suggestions on how to initiate a low level hard disk format > for this environment? > > Some Adeptec controllers use offset 0CCC as the entry point to their formatting routines. You could try that. Please don't take this as a joke, but have you tried calling IBM? If they don't give you any help, you can at least broadcast it to the net, giving them yet more deserved bad publicity. Dion Hollenbeck (619) 455-5590 x2814 Megatek Corporation, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121 seismo!s3sun!megatek!hollen ames!scubed/
hundt@paul.rutgers.edu (Hundt) (01/05/89)
> > by going into debug and issuing: -c800:5. The system hung. I I would hope you typed "g c800:5". Try also :3. > > The hard disk controller in my pc-xt is an IBM 1501492. > Some Adeptec controllers use offset 0CCC as the entry point to their > formatting routines. You could try that. Please don't take this Doubt that it would work, IBM doesn't use adaptec, to they? > as a joke, but have you tried calling IBM? If they don't give you Probably better luck calling the company you bought the drive from. -- RRRRRR Thomas M. Hundt RR RR Gradual Student --- Electrical & Computer Engineering RR RR Rutgers University RRRRR New Brunswick NJ RR RR hundt@occlusal.rutgers.edu RRR RRR Famous last words: "The virus ate it."
huilin@hpindda.HP.COM (Hui Lin Lim) (01/05/89)
bruceo@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Bruce Oscarson) writes: > >I just tried to install a MAXTOR model XT-1085 hard disk in my >IBM pc-xt. I attempted to do a low level format on the drive >by going into debug and issuing: -c800:5. The system hung. I >tried the same procedure with the original segate hard disk with >the same results. I also tried every offset from 0 to 50. >The hard disk controller in my pc-xt is an IBM 1501492. > >Any suggestions on how to initiate a low level hard disk format >for this environment? If my memory serves me correctly, I think you need the IBM XT Advanced Diagnostics diskette which has a low level format program. The diskette was provided with the IBM XT Tech Ref (sorry I don't have the part number handy). Hui-Lin Lim ARPA: huilin%hpda@hplabs.hp.com UUCP: {ucbvax,hplabs}!hpda!huilin Phone: (408)447-2835
leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson) (01/05/89)
In article <2252@iscuva.ISCS.COM> bruceo@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Bruce Oscarson) writes:
<I just tried to install a MAXTOR model XT-1085 hard disk in my
<IBM pc-xt. I attempted to do a low level format on the drive
<by going into debug and issuing: -c800:5. The system hung. I
<tried the same procedure with the original segate hard disk with
<the same results. I also tried every offset from 0 to 50.
<The hard disk controller in my pc-xt is an IBM 1501492.
<
<Any suggestions on how to initiate a low level hard disk format
<for this environment?
Buy a new controller! The controllers IBM put in the XT do *not* have
built-in low level format routines. To do a low level format on an XT
you had to use the Advanced Diagnostics disk *and* set some jumpers to
tell the card what kind of drive was hooked up. <blech>.
I doubt that that controller will support your new drive. Get a Western
Digital controller, say an XT-GEN or the like and *then* that C800:5
address will work.
--
Leonard Erickson ...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard
CIS: [70465,203]
"I used to be a hacker. Now I'm a 'microcomputer specialist'.
You know... I'd rather be a hacker."hollen@spot.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck) (01/06/89)
From article <Jan.4.15.31.34.1989.6265@paul.rutgers.edu>, by hundt@paul.rutgers.edu (Hundt): > >> Some Adeptec controllers use offset 0CCC as the entry point to their >> formatting routines. You could try that. Please don't take this > > Doubt that it would work, IBM doesn't use adaptec, to they? > No, IBM does not use Adeptec, but who knows that Adeptec did not copy some old IBM standard entry offset. I was merely proposing another one of the known entry points, one of which might work because it was some kind of 'standard'. You are right, though, that this is highly unlikely, but I would prefer to have as much information as possible about unknown hardware in order to be able to try all the possibilities. Dion Hollenbeck (619) 455-5590 x2814 Megatek Corporation, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121 seismo!s3sun!megatek!hollen ames!scubed/