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From: kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley)
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Subject: Re: RLL controler with MFM drives
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Date: 5 Dec 89 17:04:21 GMT
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In article <11470001@acf5.NYU.EDU> mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanasis Mitsolides) writes:
>Hi,
>	A friend of mine has a 72mb MFM drive (ATASI 3085) and
>he would like to try and format it using an RLL controler.
>
>	If he succeeds great.
>	If he fails, what? 
>	Is there any chance he might damage the drive during the testing?
>	Would the drive still work with an MFM controler for sure?
>
at this risk of starting a flame fest, the answers, in order are:
       probably will succeed.
       probably won't fail.
       No chance of damaging the drive.
       It will still work with MFM controller.

I have successfully RLLed both Seagate and Micropolis MFM drives.  Make sure
you run the RLL controllers surface scan, and add found defects to the bad
track list.



Chewey, get us outta here!
                 
kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov             (818)354-8771
Kaleb Keithley