Need help with WD HD controller

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From: Jeffrey J Wieland
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1991 04:41

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I am trying to install a 40 meg Mitsubishi hard drive (MR535) on a
Western Digital WD1002A0-WX1 controller.  When I go into the ROM
hard disk formatter on the card, it does not prompt for the drive's
parameters (number of cylinders, tracks, etc.).  It will only format
it with 4 heads and 612 cylinders, like the drive that originally
came with this PC clone (a Kaypro PC).

I have no documentation on the controller.  Is there a jumper to
change on this controller so that it will accept manually entered
disk parameters?
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			    Jeff Wieland
			wieland@acn.purdue.edu

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