File:IBM PC XT 10 meg MFM low level format.jpg
Summary
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| Description |
Example of obsolete 1987 software program for low-level formatting MFM/RLL hard drives, to recreate track and sector boundaries, check for media errors, and to also configure the sector interleaving. |
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IBM PC XT with 640 kilobytes of memory, text-only monochrome video, 360k floppy drive, Western Digital MFM drive controller, and a Seagate 10 megabyte MFM hard drive |
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| Low resolution? |
image is 500x455, and was taken with a handheld digital camera of the IBM PC XT monochrome monitor. Slight camera shake so the image is blurry. |
| Purpose of use |
Documentation of the obscure low-level formatting process that was once common with early IBM PC MFM/RLL hard drives, typically under 50 megabytes in total partition size. |
| Replaceable? |
This image generally cannot be replaced by free content. Low level formatting cannot be done with modern IDE/SATA drives. This function was typically solely performed by utilities provided by the hard drive or MFM/RLL controller manufacturer. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Disk formattinghttp://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:IBM_PC_XT_10_meg_MFM_low_level_format.jpgtrue | |
| Description |
Example of obsolete 1987 software program for low-level formatting MFM/RLL hard drives, to recreate track and sector boundaries, check for media errors, and to also configure the sector interleaving. |
|---|---|
| Source |
IBM PC XT with 640 kilobytes of memory, text-only monochrome video, 360k floppy drive, Western Digital MFM drive controller, and a Seagate 10 megabyte MFM hard drive |
| Article | |
| Portion used | |
| Low resolution? |
image is 500x455, and was taken with a handheld digital camera of the IBM PC XT monochrome monitor. Slight camera shake so the image is blurry. |
| Purpose of use |
Documentation of the obscure low-level formatting process that was once common with early IBM PC MFM/RLL hard drives, typically under 50 megabytes in total partition size. |
| Replaceable? |
This image generally cannot be replaced by free content. Low level formatting cannot be done with modern IDE/SATA drives. This function was typically solely performed by utilities provided by the hard drive or MFM/RLL controller manufacturer. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Interleaving (disk storage)http://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:IBM_PC_XT_10_meg_MFM_low_level_format.jpgtrue | |
| Description |
Example of obsolete 1987 software program for low-level formatting MFM/RLL hard drives, to recreate track and sector boundaries, check for media errors, and to also configure the sector interleaving. |
|---|---|
| Source |
IBM PC XT with 640 kilobytes of memory, text-only monochrome video, 360k floppy drive, Western Digital MFM drive controller, and a Seagate 10 megabyte MFM hard drive |
| Article | |
| Portion used | |
| Low resolution? |
image is 500x455, and was taken with a handheld digital camera of the IBM PC XT monochrome monitor. Slight camera shake so the image is blurry. |
| Purpose of use |
Documentation of the obscure low-level formatting process that was once common with early IBM PC MFM/RLL hard drives, typically under 50 megabytes in total partition size. |
| Replaceable? |
This image generally cannot be replaced by free content. Low level formatting cannot be done with modern IDE/SATA drives. This function was typically solely performed by utilities provided by the hard drive or MFM/RLL controller manufacturer. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Hard disk drivehttp://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:IBM_PC_XT_10_meg_MFM_low_level_format.jpgtrue | |
| Description |
Example of obsolete 1987 software program for low-level formatting MFM/RLL hard drives, to recreate track and sector boundaries, check for media errors, and to also configure the sector interleaving. |
|---|---|
| Source |
IBM PC XT with 640 kilobytes of memory, text-only monochrome video, 360k floppy drive, Western Digital MFM drive controller, and a Seagate 10 megabyte MFM hard drive |
| Article | |
| Portion used | |
| Low resolution? |
image is 500x455, and was taken with a handheld digital camera of the IBM PC XT monochrome monitor. Slight camera shake so the image is blurry. |
| Purpose of use |
Documentation of the obscure low-level formatting process that was once common with early IBM PC MFM/RLL hard drives, typically under 50 megabytes in total partition size. |
| Replaceable? |
This image generally cannot be replaced by free content. Low level formatting cannot be done with modern IDE/SATA drives. This function was typically solely performed by utilities provided by the hard drive or MFM/RLL controller manufacturer. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Disk drive performance characteristicshttp://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:IBM_PC_XT_10_meg_MFM_low_level_format.jpgtrue | |
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