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- Tech Tip #98.001
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- TECH TIP
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- DECEMBER 31, 1990
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- Product: AMI BIOS
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- Problem: Incompatibility with user defined Novell 386 Netware,
- Version 3.1.
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- Problem Description: With the new version of Novell (386 Netware,
- Version 3.1) user defined drive type feature available
- under AMI BIOS does not work.
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- Explanation: The AMI BIOS keeps user defined drive parameters in
- ROM address space and sets the pointer INT 41H
- (for drive C:) and INT 46H (for drive D:) accordingly.
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- INT 41H points to F7FA:003D (if user define C: present).
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- INT 46H points to F7FA:004D (if user define d: present).
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- Novell does not work with these pointers, but it works
- if the pointers are as follows:
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- INT 41H ---> F000: 7FDD (basically same as F7FA:003D)
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- INT 46H ---> F000: 7FED (basically same as F7FA:004D)
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- Solution: USERNOV.COM can be used to change the pointer(s) and
- make Novell work.
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- Future Plans: AMI BIOS will be modified to be compatible with
- Novell Netware, Version 3.1. The expected release
- date is not yet known.
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