============================================================================= AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0666 02-13-91 ============================================================================= NOVELL COMPSURF WITH ESDI DRIVES Problems may occur when running Novell's Compsurf Utility with AST's OEM version of the WD1007 ESDI controller (AST part number 240018-001) and the Maxtor 4380 320 MB hard drive (AST part number 230055-320). Examples of some errors are as follows: - Abend: Disk Channel 0 could not reset controller - Unable to access Sector 14 - Unable to read bad block table To resolve the above problems, you must do the following: - Do a low-level format using the manufacturer's utility software (i.e., HDFORMAT.EXE for an AST drive). - Run Novell utility ESDIDISK.EXE. (Do not attempt more than three passes.) NOTE: The Novell utility ESDIDISK.EXE is available on Novell's Bulletin Board (NETWIRE) and is listed as ESDIDR.ZIP in Library 6, Forum A. This utility will: - Check track zero. - Scan the hard drive surface. - Put the COMPSURF "stamp" on the drive. - Create a bad block table that Novell can use.