Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!mitel!testeng1!huis
From: huis@testeng1.misemi (Stephen Hui)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: how do i change the interleave on a ide drive?
Message-ID: <6556@testeng1.misemi>
Date: 15 Feb 91 18:34:14 GMT
References: <1991Feb11.205602.6901@nntp-server.caltech.edu> <15082@uudell.dell.com>
Reply-To: huis@testeng1.UUCP ()
Organization: Mitel CAE Services
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	You can do a low level format on IDE drive with the right software.
I got a DiskManager 4.3 for SEAGATE drive, which allow me to low level format
my ST-157A. However, IDE is almost the same as RLL drive and interleave is set
to 1:1 already. If you change the interleave factor then all you will get is
a poorer Xfer rate drive. Also, all IDE drives are pre-low level formatted
by the maker with interleave 1:1, that's why nobody would do a low level
format.

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