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From: jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Where's the track and head count on an XT disk?
Message-ID: <AaxQQjO00VY602bIB4@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 18 Sep 90 07:05:19 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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All XTs (at least the ones I know of) have controller that store the drive
parameters on track 0, head 0 of the hard drive itself.  If some program
had messed up this information on the drive, you're almost out of luck.

There is one thing that may work ... obtain a copy of SpedStor from Storage
Dimensions (for your drive or the general version).  Use SpedStor to define
the drive type BUT DO NOT INITIALIZE THE DRIVE or you'll lose everything.
NOTE: This procedure only works sometimes!

You could try to use DEBUG and STOP THE PROGRAM when it goes to INITIALIZE
the drive.  THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS THOU, YOU CHANCE LOSING ALL THE STUFF!
(not that you can read it now anyway).

I hope this information helps you.
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