Quantum Lightning 540 AT Hard Disk

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Wed Jul 30 03:12:00 2003

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, TeoZ wrote:
> From: "Doc" <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
> > Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> >
> > > That might be the problem. The drive may have been formatted under
> > > incorrect parameters. If this is the case, can the parameters be
> > > ascertained somehow?
> >
> > I'd try Spinrite on it. I don't recall offhand if it will determine
> > effective geometry, but it would be the next most likely of any disk
> > tool I've ever used.
> >
> > First most likely would be GNU/Linux sfdisk. Read the man page
> > *carefully* first.
>
> The older drives have the settings printed on the top of the drive cyl
> heads sectors etc

True, and sometimes whats printed on the drive does not match what the
drive reports to the BIOS. Of course, sometimes people would use settings
from a book of hard drive settings, especially when the drive was already
installed. The settings printed in such a book don't always match whats
printed on the drive or what the drive reports to the BIOS.

Yet another benefit of SCSI...

-Toth
Received on Wed Jul 30 2003 - 03:12:00 BST