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From: jml@tw-rnd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Michael Lodman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ESDI Compatibility (was Re: ESDI controller/disk recommendations wanted)
Keywords: ESDI disk controllers standards formatting
Message-ID: <170@tw-rnd.SanDiego.NCR.COM>
Date: 6 Dec 89 23:03:24 GMT
References: <259@cica.cica.indiana.edu> <52@qmsseq.imagen.com> <10869@thorin.cs.unc.edu>
Reply-To: jml@tw-rnd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Michael Lodman)
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In article <10869@thorin.cs.unc.edu> davis@cs.unc.edu (Mark Davis) writes:
>Since the ESDI controller cannot control
>either the level or the timing, I don't see how any controller would work
>with the drive, but still require the drive to be reformatted.

It seemed to be true that a reformat was necessary when I switched from
an Adaptec ESDI card to a Western Digital ESDI card. I really didn't 
take the time to find out why.

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