cnee@wright.EDU (Cheng-Lee Nee) (09/29/88)
Recently, I purchased a Seagate ST-251. The drive comes with a Western
Digit WDXT-GEN controller with no manual. The drive is not low-level
formated. Could any one tell me the details on running the format program
on the controller? Since the ST-251 is 'nonstandard' to my PC-XT compatible.
I need to dynamically configure the disk parameters: number of cylns,
number of heads, precomp cylns, ... etc. According to the manual of the
ST-251, this drive does not need current precompensation. What should I
typed in when asked about precomp cylns, reduced write current cylns, etc?
Thanks in advance!
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Cheng-Lee Nee Phone: US mail:
513-878-9400 208 B South Huron Ct.
Fairborn, OH 45324
=============================================cnee@wright.EDU (Cheng-Lee Nee) (09/29/88)
I almost forgot another question. What is the best interleave for
a XT compatible with 8088 running at 4.77 MHz? In one of Peter Norton's
book says 6:1 and the value you typed in is 5 when low-level formating
the hard disk. In another book I found (I don't recall the name of it)
says also 6:1 but the value you typed in should be 6. Who is correct?
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Cheng-Lee Nee Phone: US mail:
513-878-9400 208 B South Huron Ct.
Fairborn, OH 45324
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