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From: hd7x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Low level format for PS/2 disks
Message-ID: <3872.26250f5f@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 13 Apr 90 03:29:35 GMT
References: <1990Apr11.111819.28254@aucs.uucp>
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In article <1990Apr11.111819.28254@aucs.uucp>, 720323w@aucs.uucp (Bill Wilder) 
writes:
> I have an IBM PS/2 Model 70. If the day should arrive when I have to
> perform a low-level format of my hard disk will this be possible using the
> supplied reference disk. It contains a file "LLFORMAT.COM" but it does not
> appear to run properly (at least when DOS 4.01 is booted).

You caught on to the fact that the code to perform the low-level format is on
your reference disk.  What you must do is access the Advanced menu by pressing
Ctrl-A after booting the reference disk.  I don't think reference disk
utilities work properly when booting from DOS.

-Sanjay Aiyagari (HD7X@vax5.cit.cornell.edu)