3 Feb
2008
3 Feb
'08
8:08 a.m.
Should work, the controller is a Western Digital, I don't know about the
Rodime drive, but I've done is numerous times with Seagate drives:
debug command g=c800:5
You should get into the WD monitor ROM and be able to do a low level,
make sure you set the interleave correctly, I've used 3:1 as it was
always a safe setting.
Curt
Roger Pugh wrote:
Hi guys
does anyone know the correct incantation to low level format an MFM
drive, a rodime 351, driven by a Compaq controller board.
I,ve tried with debug G=C800:5 to no avail. there is no format
program there!.
The driver board has no real description on it, just
Compaq computer corp 1983 and assy 61-031074-00
Any ideas???
thanks
roger