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From: Howard.Spindel@busker.FIDONET.ORG (Howard Spindel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Recommendations wanted for large (>100 Mb) hard disks
Message-ID: <29.233DBDD4@busker.FIDONET.ORG>
Date: 22 Sep 88 16:20:52 GMT
Organization: Busker's Boneyard; Portland, OR (503)771-4773
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> From: akk2@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Atul Kacker)
> Date: 15 Sep 88 20:12:58 GMT
> Organization: Univ. of Rochester, Computing Center
> Message-ID: <39@ur-cc.UUCP>
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
> We have decided to add a large (> 100 Mb) hard disk to one of our
> PC-AT's. SInce this is the first time we have contemplated a large
> hard disk, we would love to get some feedback from people who have
> large hard disks on their machines.  The AT is used primarily for
> TeX, Ventura Publisher and software evaluations.
  
I installed a Maxtor XT-160 (160mb formatted, ST506 interface) in my AT 
about six months ago.  I have had no problems after getting it installed 
and am now quite pleased with it.  Installation was a problem, as this 
disk has 1224 cylinders and my (original) AT controller (Western Digital) 
supported only up to 1024 cylinders, so writes to the higher number 
cylinders of the disk wound up rewriting the lower numbered cylinders of 
the disk - two numbers for the same cylinder!  Caused lots of grief until 
I figured it out.  Replaced the controller with a new Western Digital and 
all was well.  For partitioning I use the SpeedStor that came with the 
XT-160 and it works well.



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