Western Digital WD1007A-WAH Operation & User’s Manual

12, low-level format will be at 35 SPT, while the parameter tables created will show 17 SPT (with translation enabled). A selection with 34 SPT . Use this feature if the system recognizes the standard 34 SPT drive. A selection with 63 SPT . Use this feature only when the drive in question has…

14, Sector Skewing Sector skewing is a method of formatting a drive by which sector numbers are rotated in the interleave table each time a new head on a cylinder is formatted Selecting a skew of 2 causes the first sector after index on Head 0 to be identified as Sector 1. The sector ident…

3, 3.0 Hardware Installation Instructions This section briefly describes installation of the WDl007A-WA2. If you wish to install the disk drive internally, it is best to locate the controller in the closest available expansion slot relative to the drive. The WDl007A controller can be installed …

2, Western Digital WD1007A-WAH 1.0 Document Scope This document describes installation of the WDl007A-WAH/WA2 Winchester/Floppy Disk Controller in the IBM * Personal Computer AT * . If you have an AT compatible, you should refer to your system manuals or contact your dealer for information concerning installation of the W…

8, Floppy Drive and Data Rate Selection Control W5 Jumper Connection Jumper connection W5 selects either a single speed or a dual speed drive. A jumper is not normally installed, causing selection to default to a single speed drive and 125 nanoseconds precompensation. W5 (No Jumper) - Single Speed …

9, 4.1 Configuring Your Drive There are two types of BIOS that can play a role in the use of the WD1007A with the ESDI drive: the system BIOS and the WD1007A BIOS. If the system BIOS is used, the exact physical drive parameters for the drive must be present in the system BIOS tables. In …