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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 06:55:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kevin Eliuk <root@kevin.sunshine.net>
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Subject: Question on preparing for Re-Install
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Hi again,

Currently running 2.2.1-RELEASE
My PC: Micronics Weitek 386-20
     My memory: real memory  = 5242880 (5120K bytes)
		avail memory = 3235840 (3160K bytes)
My peripherals:	sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard
		sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0>
		sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa
		sio0: type 16550A
		sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa
		sio1: type 16450
		lpt0 at 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa
		lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
		lp0: TCP/IP capable interface
		fdc0 at 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa
		fdc0: NEC 765
		fd0: 1.44MB 3.5in
		fd1: 1.2MB 5.25in
		wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa
		wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <Maxtor 71084 AP>
		wd0: 1036MB (2121840 sectors), 2105 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T,
		512 B/S
		(LBA OnTrack 7.04)
		
I am currently planning on doing a complete re-install from floppy disks
because of ongoing hard drive problems before resorting to pulling the
drive and having it tested.

Q: Should I follow the instructions for preparing the partition on the 
   hard drive as described under ESDI in the handbook.
	(primarily regarding the topic of bad block sectoring)

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