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In <N4yoRB2w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave McCrady) writes:

>ollken@plains.NoDak.edu (Scott Wilken) writes:

>- Im wondering if, since it was originally setup when he bought it 4 years
>- ago under dos3.3, if the CMOS info isnt incorrect.
>-
>- The drive is a miniscribe with the following markings on the bottom
>-
>- TDA:
>- -----------------------
>-  MODEL |HDA|PCBA|UNIQUE
>- -----------------------
>-  3650  |01c| 01E| 01B
>- -----------------------
>- UPLEVEL|   |    |
>-
>- Can someone tell me what the proper drive type to chose for this drive?
>- I have NO info on it (IE how many megabytes it is supposed to be, if its
>- MFM/RLL, etc)  The computer he uses it in doesnt have configurable drive
>- types in its CMOS setup, so im stuck using the standard types..
>-
>   It's probably type 40 or 44.  The drive has 820 cylinders and 6 heads.
>It's MFM (42MB) altho mine  works fine formatted RLL (63Mb)

>Dave McCrady              davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca 

Sorry, but this drive has 809 cyl, 6 heads, pre-comp at cyl 300, and
the landing zone is cyl 852. That last one always gets me cause you
will hear this sucker bang against the stops sometimes when you
boot-up. I have one in my 286. A friend who also has one running in
RLL mode with a Perstor card.

One thing worth checking is the little 'paddle' on the stepper
motor shaft. I have seen the lock screw loosen on two of these
drives, and getting it back in the right position is a bear.
Other than that, and its slow seek time, it is a most reliable
drive (even if it does sound like a corn-popper :-)

Bob,