bob@omni.com (Bob Weissman) (05/11/91)
I have a Western Digital WD1002A-27X hard disk controller in
my old XT clone. It's controlling a Seagate ST-238R.
It works fine at 4.77 MHZ, but often locks up and gives "disk
not ready" errors when I run the bus at 8 MHz. It is possible
that my clone's timing is a little off, I guess, but 8 MHz
just doesn't seem fast enough to cause this type of problem.
None of my other cards seem to have any trouble at 8 MHz.
The Western Digital technical support line says there is no fix
or workaround other than running at the slower speed. (Great.
After I wait on hold for 10 minutes at my expense. Thanks a lot.)
So, can anyone recommend an RLL controller for my XT which will
run at 8 MHz on a possibly off-speed clone? Maybe you have a
cheap used one to sell me?
Or can anyone tell me how I can test (and hopefully adjust) the
speed of my XT accurately?
Thanks,
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Bob Weissman
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