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From: morris@dms.UUCP (Jim Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: AMI BIOS vs. ESDI problem
Message-ID: <928@dms.UUCP>
Date: 8 Dec 89 19:34:37 GMT
References: <340045@hpsgpa.HP.COM>
Organization: Atari Games Inc., Milpitas, CA
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From article <340045@hpsgpa.HP.COM>, by plim@hpsgpa.HP.COM (Peter Lim):
> I need help with AMI BIOS and ESDI hard disk !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> .....
> After trying for two long nights, I still can't get the drive
> installed properly. My controller card is WD-1007A (can't remember
> the rest). Seems to have very strange problems.
> ....
I am having trouble getting a WD1007A-WA2 to format  a 1048/4/35 ESDI drive.

I have tried the BIOS (Yes it is g=C800:5 from debug).

It says it formats ok, but when I run scan surface it reports every track as bad!!

This drive works ok with an ADAPTEC 2322.

I suspect that maybe the WD controller only likes drives with 36 sectors, as it works
fine with another drive I have that has that configuration.

Any Opinions will be appreciated.

Also if someone could E-mail me the jumper settings for the WD1007, my vendor didn't
send any docs with the controller, it may help!!

	thanks.


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