NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #18/NN_1992_18.iso/spool/comp/sys/ibm/pc/hardware/22172

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Path: sparky!uunet!gumby!wupost!psuvax1!psuvm!jkk103
Organization: Mythos/Xcalbrin Inc.
X-School: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 10:02:26 EDT
From: Mythos / Xcalbrin <[e-mail]>
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Help for hard disk boot sector problems
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Hello, I need help with an st-251 -1 MFM drive.  Seagate disk manager has
problems saving the partition table when I define one, so there may be some
problem with its boot sector/partition table area of the disk.  What I need
is any info (as technical as you are inclinced to get as long as it is
explicit in describing what you mean) regarding the use of some program
preferably one avail by ftp, or using norton ver 4.5, as to how I can
re-partition this drive.
  I did look at wuarchive in the file trk0bad.zip and the re-partitioning of
the drive with CP/M (i think this is what it referred to) would be acceptible
if I had some directions and the files needed (ie the cp/m ones) to do the job.
Buying a new drive is a very last resort and will not be done if I can get some
solution to work on this one.
  Ftp sites referring to the files needed to do what I described, or files
that anyone knows will do what they think I described along with a note about
the files would be most appreciated.  Detailed instructions on how to use
norton to fix it would also be appreciated. [Note: always remember to bring
the manuals with you to college for things like norton and not just the disks,
even if you are not sure if you will need them :( , this much I learned]
  Please help me with this, email would be best.

                                            Thanks,
                                                    Joe Krug