RE: Explaing the difference in PC vs AS/400 disk... $$$$$$

I've missed most of this thread due to hols but I know that the AS400
DASD is formatted at 520 bytes a sector whereas a PC disk requires 512.
I've used a program called 520to512 (written by an IBMer) to reformat
the AS400 drives to 512.  I haven't tried a low level format but would
be interested to know if this works.

Chris Cole

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin M. Kirbey [SMTP:KKirbey@cris.com]
> Sent: 01 September 1997 05:14
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      RE: Explaing the difference in PC vs AS/400 disk...
> $$$$$$
> 
> At 10:45 AM 9/1/97 +1000, you wrote:
> >This sounds like yet another "trust me I work for IBM" SE line.  All
> you
> >need to do is a low level format.  I would guess he was trying to do
> you
> >out of your drives.
> >
> Isn't that true.  Had the same thing happen here, but once the SE used
> the
> line we just told him we would take care of it ourselves.  (Function
> is
> present with the Adaptec card and many others.)  After talking with
> some
> other shops locally, I'm distressed to find that this is all too
> common an
> occurrence.  
> 
> 
> Kevin M. Kirbey
>  
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