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From: mguyott@imposter.samsung.com (Marc Guyott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Need help with low level hard disk formatting.
Keywords: Western Digitial; Hard Disk; Low Level Formatting
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Date: 21 Mar 90 14:23:22 GMT
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I am attempting to install a Seagate ST277-1R 65MB RLL disk drive in a
Leading Edge Model D2 (80286) PC.  I am using a Western Digital 1006VSR1
16 bit/RLL/1:1 hard drive only controller.

The problem I am having is that I have used the software that came with the
drive to do the low level format and it will only allow my C: partition to
be 10MB.  In addition, it requires that I install a special driver in my
config.sys file in order to be able to access the larger (65MB) drive.

My question is "Is this reasonable?"  Is there a way for me to do a low level
format (such as entering "g=c800:5" from within debug) and then partition
the disk using the "fdisk" partitioning software that came with the PC?

I would appreciate any help or hints from anyone who has attempted to install
a new hard drive in a Leading Edge PC.                 Thanks, Marc

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