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From: johncore@compnect.UUCP (John Core )
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Subject: Re: Questions about installing Maxtor XT1140
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Date: 9 Apr 90 19:54:05 GMT
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About a year ago I called Maxtor with the same questions. Here are the
answers.

The Maxtor 1140xt is closest on an at bus to a type 9 drive.
It has 15 heads and 918 cylinders. 17 secs 

It is an MFM drive and the manufacturer does NOT recommend it be used on
RLL. But I have been running one under rll for about 2 years now.

Maxtor tech support phone no is 1-408-432-1700.

I have also heard of formating these drives to 1200+ cylinders. Depends how
often you back up I guess.



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