Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jc58+ From: jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Cannot Low Level Format St-4086>94155-86 Imprimis Drive Message-ID: Date: 24 Oct 90 20:29:33 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 32 First of all, where did this Imprimis Drive come from? [ NOTE: Imprimis, was original a division of CDC; later bought by Seagate. Therefore, the 94155-86 is *NOT* equivalent to a Seagate drive. Seagate just renamed the drive when they acquired Imprimis.] Back to the question ... if the drive came from a 286/386 type computer be sure to check the drive select jumper. If you are using a straight cable (not twists), the drive select should be 0 (or whatever the LOWEST setting is). If the drive select is not at 0, try using the cable with a twist (connecting the drive to the end of the cable where the twist is). Error code 80 -- which is in hex -- usually means that the drive is either not found, not ready, or the drive controller (on the drive) is faulty. Incorrect drive selects can cause drive controller faults. Since it is obvious that you are connecting this drive to an XT-type computer. I strongly think that if the drive was originally working, that you have the wrong drive select. Check them (those little jumpers on the drive). I hope this helps. Feel free to drop me a line if you need more help. __________ ___ / \ / / /-/ / /\/ _/ / / / __/. /__ / / / / / / / / "Happy Computing ..." / / Internet: Johnny.J.Chin@andrew.cmu.edu / ------- / 4730 Centre Ave. #412 BITnet: jc58@andrew \__________/ Pittsburgh, PA 15213 UUCP: ...!uunet!andrew.cmu.edu!jc58 Computer Dr. ______________________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are STRICTLY my own, and not CMU's.