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From: andy@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Andy Pfiffer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: devtools? hard disk formatter
Message-ID: <2640@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, 13-Oct-87 00:29:19 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 13 00:29:19 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 14-Oct-87 06:13:01 EDT
Reply-To: andy@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Andy Pfiffer)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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I have at my disposal a 3b2/310 running 2.0.5 and the WIN TCP/IP software.
It is equipped with 2MB of memory and a 30MB CDC Wren disk.  I also have
the great fortune of having a spare 70MB Micropolis disk with associated
ribbon cable (its a leftover from a PC/RT upgrade).

The edge connectors and power connectors at the back of the 70MB drive
match those of the 30MB drive.

The $64.00 question:

	How do I format the Micropolis drive?


I have a vtoc file all set and ready to "fmthard".  All I need now is
some way of formatting it -- not just laying down a new vtoc.  When I
try "fmthard", I get CRC errors on block 0.

I've seen discussions in this group before about a "devtools" diskette
that may be capable of formatting my drive.  I'd really appreciate it
if someone "in the know" could point me in the direction of such a
disk...if in fact it will do what I need.  I could even send you a blank
floppy (if its not illegal!).


	Thanks.


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Andy Pfiffer					andy@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu
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