Installation guide
When
used
with
controllers
with
BIOS low-level
formatters
it
is
generally
necessary
to initialize
the
drive
with
the
BIOS
formatter.
Then
the
installation
software
is
used
to
partition
and
prepare
the
drive.
The
three
steps
necessary
to
prepare
a drive for
use
are
as
follows:
I.
lhitia.IiZe(lbw-level-formatl
the
drive
(with
utility
disk;
controller-
BIOS
routine.
or
install/partitioning
software).
2.
Partition
the
drive (with
DOS
Fdisk
command
or
partitioning
software).
3.
Format
the
dnve
(with DOS
Format
command
or
partitioning
software)
..
Caution! Do
not
use
any
disk
diagnostics
on
drives
installed
with
installation
software
(other
than
those
included
with
the
installation
software)
without
checking
with
the
installation
software
company.
Outside
diagnostic
utilities
can
inadvertently
write
to
a
data
area
on
the
disk.
damaging
infonnation.
NON-DOS
OPERATING
SYSTEMS
UNIX
&XENIX
Unix
and
Xenix for
286
and
386
machines
for
the
most
part
require
a drive
table
entry
for
the
drive
to
work
properly.
Controllers
that
have
their
own
BIOS
routines
for
hard
disk
control
may
present
unique
installation
problems.
contact
your
controller
manufacturer
and/or
operating
system
company
for
compatibility
issues.
NOVELL
Novell's
hard
disk
installation
program
"CompSurf'
limits
drive
selection
to
those
found
in
the
AT
drive
table.
If
the
drive
is
found
in
the
drive
table
there
is
no
need
for
installation
software.
If
there
is
no
suitable
match
in
the
AT
drive table.
installation
software
like
Ontrack's
disk
Manager
type
N will
be
necessary
for a drive
installation
under
Novell.
Contact
Ontrack
for
compatibility
issues
surrounding
Novell
versions
and
controller
compatibility.
MFMORRLL?
MFM
has
been
the
industry
standard
for a
number
of
years.
It
is
part
of
a family
of
codes
used
for
magnetic
recording
which
allows
the
controller
to
track
the
data
as
it
is
being
read
to
help
insure
reliable
data
transfers.
'This
code
is
based
on
a 5
megabit
per
second
transfer
rate
which,
when
used
with
the
industIy
standard
format.
yields
512
bytes
in
17
sectors
or
8704
bytes
per
recording
track.
(A
byte
of
information
can
be
thought
of
as
any
key
stroke
on
a typewriter).
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