    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0665                   02-14-91

                    GUIDELINES FOR USING NOVELL'S COMPSURF UTILITY

    The following are some general guidelines that should be followed when using
    Novell's compsurf utility:

        NEVER use the format option in COMPSURF when:

          - Using a SCSI drive.

          - Using a drive over 1024 cylinders.

          - Using a WD1007A-XXX hard drive controller.

          - Hard drive manufacturer forbids it.

        To successfully prepare a hard drive (over 1024 cylinders) for Novell, do
        the following:

          - Set drive type in CMOS per manufacturers recommendations.

          - Low-level format using the manufacturers format utility (i.e.,
            HDFORMAT for an AST drive).

          - If the drive requires the Novell compsurf "stamp", run compsurf but DO
            NOT take the format option.

          - As soon as the compsurf utility starts, it will check track 0.
            Immediately after the track 0 test is completed (usually within 45
            seconds), hit the ALT + F10 keys twice.  This should stop the compsurf
            utility and "stamp" the drive.