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Article #1166Re: Help WD1002: Save my reputation
From: John Beardmore
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 17:34
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 17:34
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In article <787009863snz@blundell.demon.co.uk>
John@blundell.demon.co.uk "John Blundell" writes:
>In article <786917270snz@cdsl.demon.co.uk>
> peter@cdsl.demon.co.uk "Peter Hayward" writes:
>
>> What I need to do is a low level format on the replacement ST225,
>> because the WD1002 will not recognise it.
>
>Probably you want the Debug command Gc800:5. This is what I used to use on my
>old Amstrad PC/XT compatible.
>
>You also need to decide on your interleave factor. This is much more important >with XTs than ATs. Amstrads needed particularly high interleave factors. This >can be a bit of a black art. There used to be a pair of free programs from
>Spinrite that allowed you to make appropriate measurements. Mail me if you
>would like a copy.
Norton utilities has some good tools for tuning interleave and the like.
Might be worth a poke about if you have the time.
--
John Beardmore wookie@wookie.demon.co.uk
wookie@cix.compulink.co.uk
Remember children: 'M' is for Monoculture and for Microsoft.
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