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From: copp@wind.bellcore.com (David H Copp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Low-Level Format Error
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Date: 15 Dec 89 13:05:05 GMT
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I am trying to revive an old Seagate ST-412 full-height 10Mb hard disk.
My hard disk controller has "Super Bios II Formatter Rev. 1.0 Copyright
Western Digital 1988" and I have used it to low-level format two other drives
(not the same type) with no problems.

The drive select light goes on but almost immediately I get "Error Code 40."
Would like to find out (a) what this means, (b) what book I should buy,
etc., so I can answer this sort of question for myself the next time.  TIA!
				David H. Copp  WS2I
				(201) 829-4337
				copp@bellcore.com