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- From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
- Subject: Re: Help Low Level Format on IBM ps/2
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.125832.3665@panix.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 12:58:32 GMT
- References: <1992Jul21.183531.6940@uvm.edu>
- Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC
- Keywords: low level format ps/2
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- In article <1992Jul21.183531.6940@uvm.edu> vincent@uvm.edu (Jim J Vincent) writes:
- >Can anyone tell me how to perform a low level format on an IBM PS/2
- >model 30, both the original and the 286 versions? Both have a 20M
- >drive that came standard with the system. Using debug g=C800:5 does
- >not work. The starter disk has a format menu selection but it only
- >allows formatting of a floppy (as far as I can tell). Has anyone ever
- >done this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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- Boot the setup disk, and type control-A (for Advanced setup).
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