Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!romp!auschs!awdprime!marichal.austin.ibm.com!jeff From: jeff@marichal.austin.ibm.com (Jeff Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: HD controller low-level format program Message-ID: Date: 15 Aug 90 14:49:29 GMT References: <3101.26c7c9e4@cc.curtin.edu.au> Sender: news@awdprime.UUCP Lines: 21 In <3101.26c7c9e4@cc.curtin.edu.au> Gumley_LE@cc.curtin.edu.au (Liam Gumley) writes: >I know that some hard disk controllers have their own ROM based program >which allows you to low-level format an attached hard disk. Most controllers with ROM-based format utilities put them at C800:5. An alternate address (used by my WD1006SR2) is CC00:5. To start the format utility, boot DOS, enter debug, and type g=C800:5 or it that doesn't work, try g=CC00:5 This should start the program. Follow the prompts from there. Jeff -- Jeff Johnson 10926 Jollyville Rd #1420 Computer Consultant Austin, TX 78759 (512) 343 0675 email: @cs.utexas.edu:ibmchs!auschs!marichal.austin.ibm.com!jeff Disclaimer: "My views and opinions do not reflect those of IBM"