Hi,
trying to check some MFM drives I have on my shelf.
Have an IBM PC AT, with an WD1003 controller in it.
So, what is the best(?) or easiest piece of software,
to format the drives, check for bad blocks, etc.?
I think I remember something like "ontrack" for doing it,
but didn't touch PCs for a while ...
Ideas? Links?
Thanks!
There were utilities like SpinWrite, and of course dos format.
Some of the controller cards have a utility in rom that you can access via
debug.com (I forget what the address is.)
I don't know if it's a good idea to low level format a drive or not.
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: Ethan O'Toole
