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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Installing second disk on True Blue
Keywords: AT, Hard Disk
Message-ID: <[24ecd7c8:4986.5]comp.ibmpc;1@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 19 Aug 89 04:00:06 GMT
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>Response 3 of 4 (4986) by ske at pkmab.se on Fri 18 Aug 89 14:33
>[Kristoffer Eriksson]
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>In article <[24e8db3e:4986.2]comp.ibmpc;1@ddsw1.MCS.COM> karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM
>(Karl Denninger) writes:
>>Seagate 225s prefer to be run with NO precomp, at least current run (drives
>><= 1 year old).  I don't remember what the recommendation was two+ years
>>back.
>
>In the "Universal Installation Handbook" published by Seagate in 1987 the
>ST225 is listed with write precompensation from cylinder 300.

That was in 1987; I am nearly certain the current recommendation is to run
with no precomp.  Will check my charts Monday and post a followup.

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