Stock IBM XT low level format program wanted [solution]

B. Degnan billdeg at degnanco.com
Tue Jul 5 20:17:35 CDT 2005


 >I am currently in the process of doing the low level format on an IBM XT 
with all original parts. This is the middle era
 >version with a Xebec/IBM harddrive controller (no dip switches), newer 
diskette drive, and an IBM 20 MB hard drive.  .

This worked:

A:>Debug c/r
-
-I 322 c/r
-I 321 c/r
-O 322 0 c/r
-I 321 c/r
-O 320 04 c/r
-O 320 00 c/r   Note: This is the value for Drive C. Substitute
                       20 if formatting Drive D.
-O 320 00 c/r
-O 320 00 c/r
-O 320 05 c/r
-O 320 07 c/r   Note: Before you hit this carriage return, be sure
                       you have typed the correct value shown in
                       the previous note for drive C or D.

Drive light should come on at this point and the controller will
begin doing a low-level format on the drive.  [It takes quite a while, a 
good time to re-watch Lord of the Rings...]

When the drive has been formatted, the drive select light will
go out and you will be returned to the - prompt.

-I 321 c/r
-I 320 c/r
-Q

And you should now be back at the DOS prompt. At this point you
should enter FDISK, set the partition, and perform your high level
format.

[thanks Marvin Johnson and 
http://www.uncreativelabs.net/textfiles/drives/XEBEC.DOC


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