Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!sdd.hp.com!caen!ox.com!math.fu-berlin.de!uniol!sol.north.de!skuld!dat1hb!lion From: lion@dat1hb.north.de (Daniel Tietze) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: HELP I'M BEING HELD CAPTIVE BY AN XT Message-ID: Date: 27 May 91 02:03:32 GMT References: <10177.283d9e6a@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> Organization: DATELINE Communications, Bremen Lines: 26 smithj@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes: [ sad story deleted .... ] > 4. My guess is that the hard drive needs a new low-level format. If you agre > with this diagnosis let me know where I can get a program to do the trick. That could suffice. On your XT - assuming that you have a) a standard controller BIOS, and b) some means of starting DOS's DEBUG on the defunct computer, typing g=c800:5 at DEBUG's prompt SHOULD call a low-level formatting routine. Don't blame me if it doesn't - I didn't build the stupid thing :-) (On seconds thoughts - I wish I had). > I only set up these guidelines to reduce the net traffic. Something about > which not enough users are concerned (unfortunately). Right! I'll stop right away. Just let me get my sig in. Daniel Tietze +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Daniel Tietze, 2800 Bremen 1, Tel.(voice) : 0421/448806 | |-=============- DATELINE Communications, Bremen. The home of DMS | | Mail: (private) lion@dat1hb.north.de (univ) E07J@DHBRRZ41.BITNET | |-====- DMS-Support: dateline@dat1hb.north.de | +------------------------------------------------------------------+