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