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From: rick@tmiuv0.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Seagate interleave and A2091
Message-ID: <1758@tmiuv0.uucp>
Date: 24 May 90 10:54:33 GMT
References: <1956@esunix.UUCP> <11742@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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In article <11742@cbmvax.commodore.com>, jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup) writes:
> In article <1956@esunix.UUCP> blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) writes:
[Stuff deleted]
>>Oh, I've got a Microbotics Hardframe myself, if the A2091 can't do the
>>trick, could the Hardframe be used to change the interleave, then format
>>the drive on the A2091? As I remember the Hardframe does allow you to
>>change the interleave. Hopefully I just overlooked something in the
>>A2091 docs, and it's capable of changing the interleave.
> 
> 	That should work.  just low-level format it on the HF, then drop it
> on the A2091.
> 

Yup, HardFrame will do that just fine.  It's the "FormatHF" program which
does low level formatting. So, run formathf, select your interleave and go.
When it's done, put it back on your 2091.  I might suggest using an
interleave of 3.  Seems to work well with the older Seagate designs (like
the 157N).

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