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Subject: Re: cluster modification
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Date: Mon, 5-May-86 10:13:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  5 10:13:00 1986
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> The method that I have heard used is to first low-level format the
> drive then FDISK it and then FORMAT it with PC-DOS 3.10.  PC-DOS 3.10
> has been made so then the boot information is not overwritten, if it
> is there.

On my PC (not AT), I have successfully changed the cluster size of a 20
MB disk from 8 sectors to 2 sectors by deleting and creating the DOS
partition with FDISK.  Apparently FDISK writes the BIOS parameter
block, not FORMAT.  This avoids doing a low-level format.

    -- George Snyder -- Intermetrics, Inc. -- gjs@inmet --