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From: mdlawler@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Mike Lawler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Seagate ST125
Keywords: type 2 or type 6
Message-ID: <7400@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
Date: 24 May 89 11:36:34 GMT
Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, IN, USA
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I have a Seagate ST125 running on an AT.  I was told by the store
that sold it to me that it was drive type 2, but Disk Manager sold by
Ontrack Computer Systems reports that a ST125 is type 6.  Which is
right?  Also my setup program says 615 cyls, 4 heads, and lz = 615
for both types.  What does lz mean?  What is Precomp?  For type 2
the setup program says Precomp 300 and for type it says Precomp no.
Finally, the drive was formated as a type 2 drive.  If it is a type 6
drive should I reformat it when I change the type setting in my CMOS?
How does Precomp and lz affect the drive?
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