GTHEALL@PENNDRLN.BITNET (George A. Theall) (08/10/88)
Hello netlanders! I'm wondering if any of you can help me
with a problem I'm having with my hard disk. It's a 20MB LaPine
which is Seagate compatible, with the exception that it has
612 cylinders rather than the more common 615 (both have 4 surfaces).
I'm using a DEC controller card and have formatted the disk using
WUTIL, v2.0. While it runs fine most of the time, it has the
annoying habit of not always finishing system loads during warm
boots - (<SETUP> - <CTRL><SETUP>). This problem occurs most
often when the system's hung, thereby requiring a reboot.
Is this problem due to the nonstandard geometry of my disk?
I've tried using the boot loaders supplied by DEC and by WUTIL,
but to no avail. When the problem occurs, the disk makes a
sound like it's experiencing a read or seek error, but neither
WUTIL, Norton Utilities' DISKTEST nor Suitable Solutions' HDSCAN
report any bad sectors in the boot area. BTW: My system's a 100A
which was TRUMPed up to a 100B.
George
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