On 10/21/16 2:32 PM, Rik Bos wrote:
> There seems to be a jumper configuration which places the drive in a test
> mode, I've seen it somewhere but can't find it online anymore.
>
http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/priam/V130-26MB-5-25-FH-MFM-ST506.html
anyone know of a not-mangled-i
I also forgot that I found the schematics last year.
Up under /pdf/vertex
On 10/21/16 3:41 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
>
> is your copy better than the one at
> http://maben.homeip.net/static/S100/vertex/disk/VERTEX%20V100%20Maintenance%20Manual.pdf
> ?
>
> On 10/21/16 2:32 PM, Rik Bos wrote:
>> The o
is your copy better than the one at
http://maben.homeip.net/static/S100/vertex/disk/VERTEX%20V100%20Maintenance%20Manual.pdf
?
On 10/21/16 2:32 PM, Rik Bos wrote:
> The ones I have (except of cause the working) seem to find trk0 and generates
> a drive not ready after that point.
> I've done som
vrijdag 21 oktober 2016 23:13
> Aan: cctalk@classiccmp.org
> Onderwerp: Re: HP 7945 disk format
>
> I suspect it's the head servo.
> I've been trying to get a solid read out of the v170 I've been experimenting
> with
> all morning.
> It chugs along, recals, then
I suspect it's the head servo.
I've been trying to get a solid read out of the v170 I've been experimenting
with all morning.
It chugs along, recals, then a seek failure.
I'd also like to understand the failure mode of Maxtor positioners. I had a
2190 croak (literally)
as I was trying to read i
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht-
> Van: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens Al Kossow
> Verzonden: vrijdag 21 oktober 2016 19:17
> Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Onderwerp: HP 7945 disk format
>
> for anyone wanting to try David's MFM emulator in an HP
the 7941 used a V130 so for that substitute --heads 3 for --heads 7
On 10/21/16 10:16 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
> for anyone wanting to try David's MFM emulator in an HP MFM 7945 disk box,
> here is the
> format, determined from reading a Vertex V170 drive from one
>
> --sectors 32,0 --heads 7 --cyli
