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From: peppe@ipgaix.unipg.it (Giuseppe Vitillaro)
Subject: Adaptec 1542b and geometry translation
Message-ID: <1994Feb03.220402.109186@ipgaix.unipg.it>
Organization: Universita' di Perugia
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 1994 22:04:02 GMT
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I just switched my disk from the an old IDE/SCSI
controller to Adaptec 1542b SCSI controller.

I noted that Adaptec 1542b is doing geometry
translation (1Mb = 1 cyl) and I already have
DOS installed (and I want to keep it).

For what I know geometry translation cannot
be disabled in 1542b. Is that true? If this
is the case should I apply what I found at point
2.5.5 of the faq (that seems a pontentially dangerous
partition machinery)?

Thank for any suggestion,  Peppe.
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Giuseppe Vitillaro - IBM SEMEA      |  E-Mail : peppe@unipg.it 
University of Perugia Italy         |  06100 Perugia  Phone:+39.75.585-2799
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