how do i put an hd on an on r x getter had the unmitigated gall to say this rg this may be a dumb question but i need to put a hard drive on my rg father s pc xt either mfm rll or ide i know how to hook it up but rg how do i tell the computer the geometry of the drive on my you rg set it in the bios but i doubt that s how it s done on an xt i most xt ide controllers are responsible for keeping track of the drive geometry and getting the information to the computer the controller may come with software to update its on board bios or may be designed to work with a particular drive seagate drives usually have special controllers for use on xt s and these are tailored to the drive also you cannot low level format an ide drive the low level format is stored on specal magnetic areas on the disk surface called servos not like the electronic use of the term that need a higher recording bias than the drive s recording heads can generate don t try to low level format an ide drive p e t a people for the eating of tasty animals blue wave qwk v the ozone hole bbs a private bulletin board service full service nodes usrobotics k bps gigs files skydive new orleans rime network mail hub usenet newsgroups please route all questions or inquiries to postmaster ozonehole com
