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Subject: Re: Hard Disk setup and partiioning
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Date: 25 Mar 91 18:53:32 GMT
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Grant, you may not be using the correct bios address on your hard drive
controller card.  I used to have a list but I have since misplaced it.

     Some suggestions:  Call the manufacturer of the hard drive controller and
                        find out what the correct bios address is.

                        Second, call the manufacturer of your hard drive the
                        st-251 and find out all the correct specifications.
                        The correct number of cilinders, and heads and all that
                        fun stuff.

                        Lastly, why are you using debug.  Is it just to do a
                        low level format.  First try and use the dos fdisk
                        command and then format c:.  That should work fine.
                        I have had problems using debug in the past.  I
                        borrowed a friends copy of Disk Manager.  Give this a
                        try, it seems effective.

Good Luck let me know if you need any more help.

Jeff
levyji@vm.cc.purdue.edu