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From: enchant@oliveb.UUCP (Dan Crocker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Low Level Format
Message-ID: <6582@oliveb.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-Oct-87 19:58:15 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  7 19:58:15 1987
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Summary: big mistake

In article <3104@uwmcsd1.UUCP>, peter@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Peter J Diaz de Leon) writes:
> I am running a Compaq Deskpro 286 which is an AT compatable.  I would like
> to cjange the interleave on my hard drive from 2:1 to 1:1.  I have a 
> Miniscribe 20MB and a Compaq HD controler installed.  Does anyone have
> some software for the AT that will allow me to LOW LEVEL format
> my HD with the new interleave.
> 

I don't think you really want to do this.
Unless the controller is specifically designed to allow 1:1 (I don't think
this one is), then using 1:1 will kill your disk performance.  If you are
using the compaq controller that I think you are, then 2:1 is the best you
can do.  The capability to run 1:1 is a big deal (from a marketing point of
view) and is usually very heavily advertised in the system documentation.  If
1:1 is not mentioned, then you proabaly need to stay with 2:1.

				dan
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