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- 1. Hard Disk Preparation program 4.05
- KFH Assocaites, (c) 1985, 1986, 1987
- 2771, Middleborough
- San Jose, CA 95132
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- FOR IBM PC AND XT & COMPATIBLES
- AT needs HDPREPAT.exe
- DOS 2.x/3.x
- ALSO XEBEC 1210
- DTC 5150
- ADAPTEC 2002A
- W DIGITAL 1002-WX2 (AND Cobra auto config board)
- ETC. PC CONTROLLER BOARDS
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- If you think the program is useful to you,
- $35.00 donation to H. King at above
- address will register for updating service
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- Rev 4.00 add file input and drive types
- Rev 4.01 correct the sector/trk handling for Adaptec 2070
- Rev 4.02
- a. Add Fdisk setup option
- b. Add defect table file save option
- * c. Change the drive designation from 0/1 to 1/2
- d. When drive is selected for primary format or Fdisk,
- the LED of the selected drive is activated for verification.
- Rev 4.03
- a. Option 9 - Add drive type 28,29,30 for SyQuest cartridge drive on
- Xebec 1210C as special case.
- b. Xebec 1210c may need to use option 9 before the option
- 2 and 3 if the drive has never been primary formatted
- by Xebec 1210. (This may need further verification).
- c. Option 9 - input parameter has additional Xebec 1210C option.
- d. Modify LED verification to handle certain controllers which
- must be primary formatted beforehand.
- e. Generate error mesaage if primary format fails.
- Rev 4.04
- not released
- Rev 4.05
- a. Support WD auto configuration cobra boards
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- 2. The program READ in the hard disk drive parameters from the
- controller to determine the available number of heads and cylinders
- for each attached drive. This assumes the controller follows the IBM BIO
- convention. Otherwise, the program defaults to 2 head and 100
- cylinders for each drive. When this happens, the controller usually
- has problem. You can use option 9 to change the settings. However,
- the change is only temporary since the drive parameters are in the
- controller ROM. If you have an Adaptec controller, the parameter will
- be recorded to disk drive and later still can be recognized by the
- DOS. Western Digital's Cobra board is not supported at this time.
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- If adaptec or WD auto configuration controller is used, use option
- 9 to set drive parameters before use format options.
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- 3. Hard disk preparation uses the controller default parameters in the
- BIOS unless it is overwritten by option 9.
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- Instructions:
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- The program is manual driven and self explanatory. The following is a
- summary.
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- Options:
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- 1. Select the drive to be operated on. Drive 0 is the first hard disk
- drive attached to the controller (usually the C:), Drive 1 is the
- second one (usually the D:).
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- 2. Perform the controller primary FORMAT of the specified drive by option 1.
- See option 3. Run FDISK and Dos FORMAT after this step.
- Bad track locations can be input at this step and the program
- shall use the input to mark the bad ones accordingly. Option
- is allowed to enter the file name that contains the defect track
- location table. In this defect table file, each record has two
- numbers. The first number is the head number and the second one
- is the track (cylinder) location.
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- 3. Perform the controller primary FORMAT of the specified drive by option 1
- and scan the disk for bad tracks and mark them bad. Run FDISK and
- DOS FORMAT after this step. This option 3 is preferred to option 2.
- In the begining of this step, you can enter the bad tracks if you
- already know them. This step marks any bad track found, plus
- the ones you entered, at the end of the process. As in the option 2,
- the defect table file name can be used.
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- 4. Move the head to track 0 for the specified drive.
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- 5. Exit this program.
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- 6. Set the interleave number for the controller primary FORMAT. The default is
- 6 which is used by IBM PC/XT. Do not use other number unless you
- have enough knowedge on the controller. Adaptec controller can use
- interleave 2. Western Digital controller can use 3.
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- 7. If you know a specific track and head location is bad, you can use
- this option to mark the track bad. Use DOS FDISK AND FORMAT after
- this step.
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- Option allows the program to scan the drive and lists tracks that
- already marked bad.
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- 8. If you want to remark a bad track to reuse the track, you can use this
- option. This option can not physically correct the defect track.
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- Option allows the program to scan the drive and lists tracks that
- already marked bad.
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- 9. Use this option to define the number of heads and cylinders for each
- drive for this program to use. This option does overwrite
- the controller defined parameter and affect the controller primary FORMAT
- operation. The BIOS parameters are not affected. Warning: The DOS
- FORMAT uses BIOS parameters.
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- However, the ADAPTEC 20xx is an exception, the overwrite parameters
- are recognized by DOS Fdisk and Format programs after re-boot.
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- This option has a table of predefined drive parameters. You can select
- a drive type from the table or input your own parameters.
-
- ** When you have adaptec or western digital auto config controller,
- You must use this option first.
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- A. The same operation as the option 3, except during the verify process
- more data patterns are used. The process can take twice longer then
- the option 3. Usually, the option 3 is good enough.
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- B. This Fdisk option can apply to both hard disk drives. Be careful !!
- The Fdisk set-up is equivalent to the DOS Fdisk. After this Fdisk
- set-up, the system will automatically reboot. You can proceed to
- do DOS format after the reboot.
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- The option is manu driven.
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- Note:
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- At option 2,3,7 and 8, head and track location input feature allows the
- number entering easier and can be edited later. After the completion of
- input process, the screen shall display the entered bad tracks information.
- Once the total track location display is on, you can use the cursor key to
- move the pointer (reversed video) to different line/column and use command
- to change (C), remove (R), Re-enter every thing (N), go ahead to
- proceed (Y). The editing options are displayed at the bottom of the
- screen for reference. (F) saves to the defect table information that
- you entered to a file named by you and can be call back later.
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- If a new item need to be added, use cursor key to move the pointer
- to a location that does not have any entry, hit "C" - change, head
- number and cylinder number can then be added.
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