kleonard@gvlv1.gvl.unisys.com (Ken Leonard) (07/25/90)
help... I have heard that "IDE interface" disk drives are "just like ST-umpty interface" in terms of low level formatting--that the same BIOS (and controller command?) incantations can be used without losing IDE performance or capability or smarts. And I have heard just the opposite--that trying to use a standard low level formatter program (i.e. SpeedStor) will foul up whatever the IDE on-drive controller is so good at, and will result in yukko performance (and other bad things.) In particular, I am interested in the Conner (Connor?) 80MB drive on the Conner IDE adapter on an ISA bus in a 386SX machine. Can anyone provide some info? Does anyone at Conner watch this group? Does Conner have a BBS? ------------------ thanx, Ken