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- DATE:::::1/2/1995
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- TOPIC::::Installing hard drive 3 &/or 4 on the INTEL PREMIERE motherboard
- utilizing the on board IDE interfaces.
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- SOLUTION:The motherboard has both PCI and ISA IDE interfaces built in.
- Use the PCI interface to connect the first two drives. Using
- the fastest drives you have on this interface is the best choice.
- Install the slower drives you may have on the ISA interface.
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- CAUTION::******>>>>>>BEFORE TRYING TO ACCESS THE DRIVES<<<<********
- pay special attention to the note below before proceeding further.
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- Jumper the drives as below:
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- DRIVE C -> jumper as master.
- DRIVE D -> jumper as slave.
- DRIVE E -> jumper as single if no drive F, else as master.
- DRIVE F -> jumper as slave.
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- All drives should be auto-detected by the system upon power up,
- provided the initialization timeout is set correctly (try 10secs)
- which delays the first command to the drives upon power up.
-
- NOTE:::::The IDE translation field should be set for EACH DRIVE prior to
- use - ESPECIALLY if the drive has already been formatted & used on
- a different computer. The Standard CHS setting is the safest choice
- for these drives which may, & probably do, contain Data.
- Attempting to use AUTODETECT MODE in this field can lead to a
- data trashing event and/or a failure, in the case of the C drive,
- to boot.
- A running computer with C drive obviously correctly set
- allows access to the other drives which MAY NOT BE correctly set.
- Here is where the data trashing event will likely occur.
- The author's unfortunate experiences here, along with the
- reformatting and restoring of lost data that followed, contributed
- to the writing of this note.
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- CLOSING::I trust my experiences will assist others in setting up their
- systems, and prevent the FAT table trashing I experienced.
-
- Good Luck.