From: factoringpro@bellsouth.net   
      
   If you have the DOS, you can boot from that. If you do not care about any   
   data on the hard disk, you can do a low-level format by using the fdisk   
   command. Make a list of all of the listed bad sectors before you start so   
   they can be marked. After you finish with fdisk, just use the format C: /s   
   command to do your high-level format and add the boot information to the   
   hard disk. Then install your DOS normally. All versions up to 6.22 will   
   work.   
      
   The hard drive is an MFM drive, and ANY MFM drive will work with the   
   controller on the hard card. For large drives, a disk controller program   
   like OnTrak might be needed to access the whole drive. You can also use a WD   
   RLL controller (the card's address needs to be changed - it is different   
   from an IBM XT) or an XT IDE controller (if you can find one)(an AT IDE   
   controller will NOT work!) with an XT IDE hard drive - This setup was sold   
   by Tandy as a hard card for the 1000TL series.   
      
   As a matter of note, the 1000TX will actually run Windows 3.0 if the 768 kb   
   memory is installed, even though it is an 8-bit machine, because it has an   
   80286 processor!   
      
   Jim Nicholson   
   jim@gonii.com   
      
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