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AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0665 02-14-91
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GUIDELINES FOR USING NOVELL'S COMPSURF UTILITY
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The following are some general guidelines that should be followed when using
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Novell's compsurf utility:
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NEVER use the format option in COMPSURF when:
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- Using a SCSI drive.
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- Using a drive over 1024 cylinders.
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- Using a WD1007A-XXX hard drive controller.
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- Hard drive manufacturer forbids it.
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To successfully prepare a hard drive (over 1024 cylinders) for Novell, do
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the following:
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- Set drive type in CMOS per manufacturers recommendations.
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- Low-level format using the manufacturers format utility (i.e.,
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HDFORMAT for an AST drive).
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- If the drive requires the Novell compsurf "stamp", run compsurf but DO
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NOT take the format option.
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- As soon as the compsurf utility starts, it will check track 0.
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Immediately after the track 0 test is completed (usually within 45
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seconds), hit the ALT + F10 keys twice. This should stop the compsurf
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utility and "stamp" the drive.
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