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From: bjones@ssc-vax.UUCP (Robert F. Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
Subject: Re: 512 Byte sectors wanted on Miniscribe Model 2012
Message-ID: <3433@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jul 90 20:51:17 GMT
References: <2485@nosc.NOSC.MIL>
Organization: Boeing Aerospace & Electronics, Seattle WA
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In article <2485@nosc.NOSC.MIL>, koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil (Walter A. Koziarz) writes:
> I'm at a loss to explain it, but I can't seem to convince 'PREP' to format this
> disk with 512 byte sectors (alledgedly, the default).  It keeps forcing 1024
> byte sectors on me, without me issuing the '/k' switch.  I have PREPped the
> drive in a z150 in an attempt to TOTALLY corrupt the system-parameters area on
> the disk.  Then re-ran z100 PREP.  Same result!  1024 byte sectors (implies
> 4096 byte clusters!).  Is there anyone who has an idea on this??

It has been awhile since I've played with this, but 1024 bytes <>
4096 byte clusters....  Grant it, you may need the MS-DOS
developer's package for the Z-100 to tweek it, but....

Hmmm... you must have a newer version of PREP than I do.  My version
would not do 1024 byte sectors without the /K switch, and if you had
a drive over 32 megabytes, you either had to use the /K switch or
limit yourself to the 32 meg. limit with PREP.  What are the
parameters of the drive, i.e. what are you telling prep for such
things as the number of heads, the number of cylinders, etc.?

Good luck......rfj.....
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