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From: jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: WD cache HD controller disable
Keywords: Hard disk, controller, western digital, help
Message-ID: <25ec7864.2f4@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 1 Mar 90 01:18:28 GMT
References: <12570040897043@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <12570040897043@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu> BARTHELEMY-O@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Olivier Barthelemy) writes:
>Hi. I just got a new WD cache HD controller. Since my hard disk has
>some problems , I need to reformat it. I planned on using Spinrite,
>but to do so I have to disable the cache. 
>
Spinrite II should work without disabling the cache.  The product announcement
says "SpinRite II operates with high-performance hard disk controllers which
employ full-track buffering.  These buffers do not need to be disabled when
using SpinRite II."

I use Spinrite II on my WD1006VMM2 controller and ST4096 hard disk with no
problems.

-- 
John Dudeck                           "You want to read the code closely..." 
jdudeck@Polyslo.CalPoly.Edu             -- C. Staley, in OS course, teaching 
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