PS/2 Model 77 Reference Manual

[Jay Newirth]

Does anyone know of such a manual for the PS/2 Model 77
I picked up a unit on eBay and it has 2 hard drives .... want to remove all the stuff off of them and start fresh .....
Can't seem to do it

Thanks for any help

 

[Chuckster_in_Jax]

The IBM PS/2 Hardware Maintenance Manual contains information on almost all of the IBM PS/2 line of computers:

ohlandl.ipv7.net/books/ps2-hmm.pdf

 

[Jay Newirth]

Thanks .... But not was i was looking for
need to know how to re-format the scsi drive that it came with

 

[Chuckster_in_Jax]

What are you using to format the drive?
Are you familiar with the IML partition IBM uses on Lacuna boards in the Model 77?

 

[g4ugm]

I think the answer is you may not be able to totally wipe the scsi drive without breaking the machine. Try reading this:-

http://www.tavi.co.uk/ps2pages/ohland/iml.html

and also this:-

http://www.tavi.co.uk/ps2pages/ohland/index.html

and then look for the type of planar (IBM speak for mother board) that's in you system.