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From: james@bigtex.UUCP (James Van Artsdalen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Wren III-182 question
Message-ID: <898@bigtex.UUCP>
Date: 4 Mar 88 21:22:45 GMT
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In article <1988Mar3.231020.428@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, romwa@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Mark Dornfeld) writes:
> The question here was the OMTI 8620 Controller recognizing the
> ninth surface on a CDC Wren III -183 ESDI disk.

No, the question now is how to get the OMTI-8620 to recognize the ninth
surface on a Compaq-modified Wren III-182.  Turns out the drive probably has
to be repaired: Compaq did something to both the drive electronics and the
WD1007 controller they use with it, because the Compaq CPU sees the drive as
having 16 heads and 17 sectors/track, neither of which is close.
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