Re: Vulcan HD Breakthru

[Anthony J Politz <ajpolitz@bellatlantic.net>]

There's and oldie but a goodie.

    SpinRite the HD tool of a real tech !!
    debug g=c800:5 - lowlevel format them ST-225 drives !
    Then clean and optimize with Spinrite.

    Still have my copy !

    Anthony Politz
    Http://ra.dietpsec.com


> From: Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>
> Organization: A poorly-installed InterNetNews site
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
> Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:20:10 +0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: Vulcan HD Breakthru
> 
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:02:25 -0800, David Chiu wrote:
> 
>> I am not clear on what the HDTEST does when it is told to format an IDE
>> drive, but people should keep in mind that earlier IDE drives may not like
>> to be "formatted;" some older drives are reduced to a paper weight that
>> way. I think it is by far safer to wipe the partition tables and boot
>> block.
> 
> I disagree. I have resurrected a lot of 'paperweight' drives by using Linux
> FDisk utility. It is much more powerful than the Microsoft utility of the same
> name. If your HD has gone south after using HDTEST use Spinrite or Linux
> Fdisk.
> 
>> 
>> "Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> wrote in message
>> 3c865e6f@news.svn.net">news:3c865e6f@news.svn.net...
>> 
>>>> Odds are you only needed to wipe the drive.  A Linux boot floppy will do
>>>> that for you...
>> 
>>> Yeah, I think you're right. The HDTEST method is probably best for most
>>> people, though. Just boot DOS, run the program, select the "Format" menu,
>>> and format.
> 
> -- 
> Bald spot? It's a solar panel for a sex machine.