Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!im4u!oakhill!toms From: toms@oakhill.UUCP (Thomas Spohrer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Formatting a Hard Disk Message-ID: <952@oakhill.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Jul-87 14:32:15 EDT Article-I.D.: oakhill.952 Posted: Tue Jul 21 14:32:15 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jul-87 04:28:39 EDT Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx Lines: 30 Keywords: format hard disk I would like to experiment with different interleaves on my hard disk but I found out that I do not know how to modify the format. I was under the impression that the interleave factor was specified by the low level format but I find that the low level format program supplied with the disk and controller does not have any options to allow me to specify a different interleave factor. Would someone please enlighten me as to how I might change the interleave either given the software I have or any other suggested software. Hardware: 20 MB CMI-3426 CMI Hard disk drive (ST506/412) WD1002S-WX2 Western Digital Drive controller IBM-PC 640k, 1 Floppy Orchid Turbo EGA (7.2 MHZ 286). Software: FDI.COM Low level formatter, came w/ drive&controller DOS 2.1 FDISK and FORMAT. Thanks in advance. -- ============================================================================= Motorola Semiconductors Tom Spohrer Austin, Texas {seismo,gatech,ihnp4}!ut-sally!oakhill!toms