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From: rob@cs.mu.oz.au (Robert Wallen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Write pre-comp and the Hard Disk
Message-ID: <3103@murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au>
Date: 31 Jul 90 08:24:37 GMT
Organization: Comp Sci, Melbourne Uni, Australia
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I recently purchased my 4'th hard disk (the other 3 died).  It was formatted
for me when I picked it up from the shop.  They set the write-precomp at
cyl=128.  After checking the specs for my drive from the manufacturer they
say that there is no write pre-comp necessary.  Is this a problem?  Can you
change the setting without formatting?  BTW I have a DTC disk controller.

Any help would be appreciated.

Rob Wallen.