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From: bruceo@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Bruce Oscarson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: disk drive/controller question
Message-ID: <2252@iscuva.ISCS.COM>
Date: 3 Jan 89 20:13:25 GMT
Organization: ISC Systems Corporation, Spokane, WA
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I just tried to install a MAXTOR model XT-1085 hard disk in my
IBM pc-xt.  I attempted to do a low level format on the drive
by going into debug and issuing: -c800:5.  The system hung.  I
tried the same procedure with the original segate hard disk with
the same results.  I also tried every offset from 0 to 50.
The hard disk controller in my pc-xt is an IBM 1501492.

Any suggestions on how to initiate a low level hard disk format
for this environment?


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