Hi,

On 15 Oct 2001, at 13:08, CaptnZilog@aol.com wrote:
> I actually found a format utility in source, in 'c', for WD style
> controllers... I'll have to play with it and see what I can do.  

you might consider using "wdfmt" to preformat the drive. There is a 
downloadlink at "http://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/format.html".

mike