<<< I think on some ESDI controllers, the C800:5 trick did work, though. I located the manual on Adaptec's web site and this is basically the only instruction you give the controller after loading debug. Whilst I haven't tried or seen it, it supposedly loads some option driven system to setup the drives. ++++++++++ Kevin Parker Web Services Consultant WorkCover Corporation p: 08 8233 2548 m: 0418 806 166 e: kparker at workcover.com w: www.workcover.com ++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Boone Sent: Thursday, 5 May 2005 3:52 AM To: cctech at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: All things ESDI common) and ~330MB was typical. I have heard of ~600MB units but > never installed one. I think I handled a 600 in a Novell server once. be configured with the right number of heads, cylinders and > sectors-per-track, tho' picking type 20 or so will usually give you > enough to boot and read the true settings off the drive itself. They > will probably need to be low-level formatted if moving them from > one controller to another. DEBUG and then G=c800:5 is what I dimly > recall for this, tho' in later years I used CheckIt or even SpinRite > to do this. I'm inclined to disagree, though I'm hardly the expert. Specifically, I recall having trouble setting up several ESDI drives in servers. The fix was to tell the machine BIOS the disk didn't exist, then let the ESDI controller BIOS work out geometry. I think on some ESDI controllers, the C800:5 trick did work, though. That was a common disk interface, MFM, ESDI etc. De ************************************************************************ This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee only. It may contain information that is protected by legislated confidentiality and/or is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are prohibited from disseminating, distributing or copying this e-mail. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail may not necessarily be that of the WorkCover Corporation of South Australia. Although precautions have been taken, the sender cannot warrant that this e-mail or any files transmitted with it are free of viruses or any other defect. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy the original e-mail and any copies. ************************************************************************