1 Jul
2002
1 Jul
'02
12:45 p.m.
On 2002.07.01 17:25 John Allain wrote:
Does DEC, for example with the RQDX3, only
accept the RD5{0..4} _geometries_ with this
controller or can there be others. Could a larger
drive be used in a "waste some tracks" mode
with the RQDX3?
Hmmm. I dim remember that I have read somwhere on the net, that
the
geometry info is written onto the disk. The RQDX3 reads this and will be
able to use any disk, if it is already formated properly. (E.g. on a
VS2k.)
Ahh: http://vaxarchive.sevensages.org/hw/vs2000/fmtbob.html
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tsch??,
Jochen
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