Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!mcdchg!ddsw1!ddsw1!karl From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Help needed formatting with RLL Keywords: CDC hard disks, RLL controller, WD Message-ID: <[24e032df:4864.1]comp.ibmpc;1@ddsw1.MCS.COM> Date: 9 Aug 89 14:00:05 GMT References: <640@holin.ATT.COM> Lines: 24 >Item 4864 (0 resps) by doc at holin.ATT.COM on Tue 08 Aug 89 20:16 >[David Mundhenk] Subject: Help needed formatting with RLL > >I posted a question a couple of weeks ago, about whether >my CDC 94155-86 drives would support RLL encoding..... > >I received my new WD1006-VSR2 controller yesterday, so last >night I wanted to try it. The BIOS formatter is at cc00:5 on >this controller, and it has a *nice* menu. (Maybe I'm getting >ahead of myself here.) (tale of woe with drive not formatting to expected capacity deleted). When you format the disk, use type "1" (which is "user defined parameters") and enter the correct disk parameters for the drive. The WD board will take care of the rest. We use (and sell) 'em here; they're nice and FAST. -- Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM,!ddsw1!karl) Public Access Data Line: [+1 312 566-8911], Voice: [+1 312 566-8910] Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. "Quality Solutions at a Fair Price"