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From: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: PRIAM V185 HELP PLEASE!  Thanks!
Message-ID: <5607@bwdls58.UUCP>
Date: 14 Feb 91 01:20:09 GMT
References: <2232.27b6b41c@idx.com>
Sender: mlord@bwdls58.UUCP
Reply-To: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
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In article <2232.27b6b41c@idx.com> gsk@idx.com writes:
<-- Hi All....
<
<I have acquired a PRIAM V185 disk drive for my PC/AT clone.. However, no
<docs came with it. I understand it to be a 7 head, 1166 cyl drive. Can someone
<verify this for me, and tell me the meanings of the dip switch settings on the
<logic board? I am having troubles with it in that OPTUNE and CORETEST refuse to
<recognize the drive, while several other drives I have (CDC, Seagate) work fine
<with this software.  I have tried this on two different machines with different
<controllers and cables. I am attempting to run it MFM. I understand that this
<drive is RLL capable.

I have one of these.  Works great with my PERSTOR controller, giving 115Meg
using only the first 1024 cylinders.. another 15 Meg if I use the rest.

Here's what spedstor says about it for MFM use:

               P r i a m / V e r t e x   D r i v e   M o d e l s
    ModelName   Cylinders  Heads  Sectors  PreComp  LandingZone   TotalBytes

     V185-        1024       7      17      none       1023       62,390,272
     V185         1166       7      17      none       1165       71,042,048

The V185- refers to "using only the first 1024 cylinders" for compatibility
without adding a driver that supports more.
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