Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!shelby!csli!murray From: murray@csli.Stanford.EDU (Peter Murray) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: SCSI formatter Keywords: SCSI Message-ID: <17780@csli.Stanford.EDU> Date: 16 Feb 91 23:34:07 GMT Expires: 18 Feb 91 08:00:00 GMT References: <5221@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> <1991Feb14.211244.22379@agate.berkeley.edu> Organization: Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford U. Lines: 19 Summary:Maxtor LXT340S In article ja2f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jinmo Ahn) writes: > > I always wondered why NeXTstation Quantum 105 has 512 byte sectors. >I heard somewhere that the NeXT recommends 1024 byte sectors. I also >have a third party Maxtor XT8760S with 512 byte sectors which on bootup >tells me its a 639 meg drive. Shouldn't it be 660? > I like to know how much of a capacity I will gain on each drive, and >if there are any dangers involved. > I too am wondering. I have a Maxtor LXT340S. How much would I gain with 1024 byte sectors? Is there any reason why NOT to use this SCSI formatter to reformat my drive? Please e-mail answers. Thanks! -Pete (murray@csli) "War not make one great!" - Yoda