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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: seagate 4051 and 6300
Message-ID: <535@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 4-Apr-87 20:47:15 EST
Article-I.D.: neoucom.535
Posted: Sat Apr  4 20:47:15 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 5-Apr-87 14:03:59 EST
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Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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Summary: Try SPEEDSTOR


Large capacity disk drives can often be problematic on MSDOS
machines.  The 4051 and WX-1 should probably work on the 6300.  I
suppose you could run into some problems with older BIOS versions,
if you try to use the "internal" setting of the DIP switch.  Set
the DIP switch to "external" to ensure that the BIOS ROM on the
WX-1 gets used.

I can't remember now if the ST-4051 requires write precompensation.
Not using precomp where required could cause flaky operation.  The
precomp is used to boost write current on inner tracks.  The 4051
is a "type 11" disk drive.  Your WX-1 should be jumpered for this.
Call WD to get info about the jumpers.

To save a lot of pain, get the program, SPEEDSTOR, which makes the
installation of your drive virtually automatic.  SPEEDSTOR will
also partition your drive into two logical units.  SPEEDSTOR likes
to set the 4051 up as 20/20 Meg rather than 30/10.  I was just
happy to get it up and running, so I didn't bother to question
SPEEDSTOR's wisdom.

Bill Mayhew
Division of Basic Medical Sciences
Northeastern Ohio Universities' College of Medicine
Rootstown, OH  44272  USA    phone:  216-325-2511
(wtm@neoucom.UUCP    ...!cbatt!neoucom!wtm)