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AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0666 02-13-91
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NOVELL COMPSURF WITH ESDI DRIVES
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Problems may occur when running Novell's Compsurf Utility with AST's OEM
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version of the WD1007 ESDI controller (AST part number 240018-001) and the
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Maxtor 4380 320 MB hard drive (AST part number 230055-320). Examples of some
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errors are as follows:
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- Abend: Disk Channel 0 could not reset controller
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- Unable to access Sector 14
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- Unable to read bad block table
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To resolve the above problems, you must do the following:
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- Do a low-level format using the manufacturer's utility software (i.e.,
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HDFORMAT.EXE for an AST drive).
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- Run Novell utility ESDIDISK.EXE. (Do not attempt more than three
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passes.)
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NOTE: The Novell utility ESDIDISK.EXE is available on Novell's Bulletin
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Board (NETWIRE) and is listed as ESDIDR.ZIP in Library 6, Forum A.
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This utility will:
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- Check track zero.
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- Scan the hard drive surface.
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- Put the COMPSURF "stamp" on the drive.
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- Create a bad block table that Novell can use.
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