On Sun, Mar 05, 2000 at 08:14:28AM +0100, Bernie wrote:
> The facts I have are these:
> Type: ESDI or MFM (diffrent sources claim diffrent)
> Size: 85MB (it's formatted for 65 - how do I perform a low-level format?)
> (it's 71 as max when formatted)
> Manufacturer: Micropolis (1986)
> Modell: 1335
> Cylinders: 1024
> Heads: 8
> Sectors: 17
> Bytes/sector: 512
>
> Now there's a match for these specs if it had been a IDE drive (type 29 in
> older BIOSes) but that isn't right in the IBM PS/2 world. Does anyone know
> how I can find the correct type?
My source has it as MFM, with a capacity of 68 megs.
I once had a Micropolis drive that was listed as ESDI, but
was MFM.
Low-level formats can sometimes be done through the bios.
If that's not possible, I think I remember something on
simtelnet that'll do it too. Are you sure it's necessary?
With that small a difference, it might just be the old
question of what you call a megabyte.
I'd try the specs that fit and see what happens, IDE or no
IDE.
R.
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