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From: franz@hpugrca.HP.COM (Franz Dreismann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Formating using int 13h
Message-ID: <590001@hpugrca.HP.COM>
Date: 6 Sep 90 11:23:21 GMT
References: <1990Aug20.231933.22742@sunee.waterloo.edu>
Organization: HP Response-Center Germany, Ratingen
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 I tried this also on an AT with an 1.2MB drive. I specified a format buffer
 for one trak and called intr 13h with ah=17h before. This interrupt
 should set the disc type: Set al=3 for 1.2MB disc in 1.2MB drive. On
 interrupt ah=5 it seems to be neccessary to set al=1 for one trak.
 It seems to work, but when writing it brings errors ah=4 on sector 17,
 i also don't understand this. Perhaps we should exchange our routines to
 see if any of us solves a part of the problem.
 Please answer on notes.

 Franz Dreismann

 email:franz@hpugrca.rtg.hp.com