Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Help IDing card
On 03/20/2017 02:04 PM, Christopher Blackmon via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I've got a full length 16-bit ISA card with the part # WD1006V-WA2 on it that I'm trying to find the spec's for... I've found several that are close via google, but none that are exact matches. Would anyone happento have some info on this card?
A guess (for memory long time ago old): Western Digital Hard Drive interface card. ST-506 (?) insterface. Probably 2 drive interface, each drive needed 1 long and 1 short header cable. I don't know if it supports RLL but I kind of doubt it. I recall jumping into ROM on the card to format the drives. Sorry that's all I have. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:23 PM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On 03/20/2017 02:04 PM, Christopher Blackmon via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I've got a full length 16-bit ISA card with the part # WD1006V-WA2 on it that I'm trying to find the spec's for... I've found several that are close via google, but none that are exact matches. Would anyone happento have some info on this card?
A guess (for memory long time ago old): Western Digital Hard Drive interface card. ST-506 (?) insterface. Probably 2 drive interface, each drive needed 1 long and 1 short header cable.
I don't know if it supports RLL but I kind of doubt it.
I recall jumping into ROM on the card to format the drives. Sorry that's all I have.
photo?
While the specific device isn't listed on the following page, there are a bunch with similar part numbers. With a few minutes of reading I bet you can reverse engineer the format of the part number to identify it's feature set (in particular whether it's MFM or RLL) http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Western%20Digital/wdcontr.txt Devin On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:47 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:23 PM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On 03/20/2017 02:04 PM, Christopher Blackmon via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I've got a full length 16-bit ISA card with the part # WD1006V-WA2 on it that I'm trying to find the spec's for... I've found several that are close via google, but none that are exact matches. Would anyone happento have some info on this card?
A guess (for memory long time ago old): Western Digital Hard Drive interface card. ST-506 (?) insterface. Probably 2 drive interface, each drive needed 1 long and 1 short header cable.
I don't know if it supports RLL but I kind of doubt it.
I recall jumping into ROM on the card to format the drives. Sorry that's all I have.
photo?
-- Devin J. Heitmueller http://www.devinheitmueller.com
On 03/20/2017 02:59 PM, Devin Heitmueller via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
While the specific device isn't listed on the following page, there are a bunch with similar part numbers. With a few minutes of reading I bet you can reverse engineer the format of the part number to identify it's feature set (in particular whether it's MFM or RLL)
http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Western%20Digital/wdcontr.txt
Oh my, I've saved that handy little file to my docs archive! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On 03/20/2017 03:27 PM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On 03/20/2017 02:59 PM, Devin Heitmueller via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
While the specific device isn't listed on the following page, there are a bunch with similar part numbers. With a few minutes of reading I bet you can reverse engineer the format of the part number to identify it's feature set (in particular whether it's MFM or RLL)
http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Western%20Digital/wdcontr.txt
Oh my, I've saved that handy little file to my docs archive!
Docs seem to suggest I was close :-) -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies
Does the list allow photo attachments or do I need to use dropbox? thanks,Christopher. From: william degnan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> Cc: william degnan <billdegnan@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Help IDing card On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:23 PM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On 03/20/2017 02:04 PM, Christopher Blackmon via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I've got a full length 16-bit ISA card with the part # WD1006V-WA2 on it that I'm trying to find the spec's for... I've found several that are close via google, but none that are exact matches. Would anyone happento have some info on this card?
A guess (for memory long time ago old): Western Digital Hard Drive interface card. ST-506 (?) insterface. Probably 2 drive interface, each drive needed 1 long and 1 short header cable.
I don't know if it supports RLL but I kind of doubt it.
I recall jumping into ROM on the card to format the drives. Sorry that's all I have.
photo?
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x15qpbmvvznsn8w/AAB37n56zJ4jBTWOGhYe_s8Ba?dl=0 I put 3 pictures at this location. thanks,Christopher.
Lowe level format Debug G=C800:5 On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:45 PM Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On 03/20/2017 02:04 PM, Christopher Blackmon via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I've got a full length 16-bit ISA card with the part # WD1006V-WA2 on it that I'm trying to find the spec's for... I've found several that are close via google, but none that are exact matches. Would anyone happento have some info on this card?
A guess (for memory long time ago old): Western Digital Hard Drive interface card. ST-506 (?) insterface. Probably 2 drive interface, each drive needed 1 long and 1 short header cable.
I don't know if it supports RLL but I kind of doubt it.
I recall jumping into ROM on the card to format the drives. Sorry that's all I have.
-- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies
Wow THAT brings back some memories. But no, that shouldn't work on this board. That executes the formatter code in the onboard BIOS extension ROM that's present on XT controllers, but not on (most) AT controllers. One formats these using external software, originally the IBM Advanced Diagnostics disk. If memory serves, the WD1006 is a faster version of the standard WD1003 MFM controller for the 16-bit ISA bus. while the WD1003 needed some sector interleaving (at least 3:1, if I remember right) because it couldn't keep up, the WD1006 could run with no (i.e., "1:1") sector interleave. This controller talks to standard MFM drives and does not do RLL. There are versions of the WD1006 controller that do, however. This is from very dusty neurons, so be careful. -Dave On 03/20/2017 02:58 PM, Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Lowe level format Debug G=C800:5
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:45 PM Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On 03/20/2017 02:04 PM, Christopher Blackmon via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I've got a full length 16-bit ISA card with the part # WD1006V-WA2 on it that I'm trying to find the spec's for... I've found several that are close via google, but none that are exact matches. Would anyone happento have some info on this card?
A guess (for memory long time ago old): Western Digital Hard Drive interface card. ST-506 (?) insterface. Probably 2 drive interface, each drive needed 1 long and 1 short header cable.
I don't know if it supports RLL but I kind of doubt it.
I recall jumping into ROM on the card to format the drives. Sorry that's all I have.
-- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On 03/20/2017 02:58 PM, Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Lowe level format Debug G=C800:5
Boy does that bring back memories of a practical joke on a genlteman's mastery thesis and formating drives on a 386DX/33. Story has a happy ending. :-) -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies
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