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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Hard Disk Partions and RLL Controllers
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Date: Sat, 9-May-87 12:18:26 EDT
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Posted: Sat May  9 12:18:26 1987
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Summary: partition table


Re:  RLL controllers.  I've used the OMTI/sms, Western Digital, and
Adaptec controllers.  The OMTI-5627 and W-D WX-A have the advantage
of being half-card and make extensive use of SMD technology, so
they ought to be pretty reliable.

I was very impressed with W-D as they answer their 800 customer
number on the 2nd ring, and the first person after the secretary
knows the correct answers.

The Adaptec full-length card takes the longest to perform the low
level format of the drive, so presumably has the most thorough
error checking.

Re:  Partition Table
To handle >32 meg drives, you can edit the partition table by hand,
or else get speedstor to automate everything.  Speedstor has the
disadvantage of costing $90 and *is* copy-proofed in at least some
versions.  Speedstor does, however, do its job well.  The Norton
Utilities, version 4.0 Advanced includes a partition table editor
in  the program, NU.  When setting up with NU, life is much easier
if you can refer to the IBM dos technical reference manual.
Speedstor includes a device driver that mounts all the drive's
partitions as logical drives, so there is no problem switching back
and forth.

  --Bill  (wtm@neoucom.UUCP)