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- From: cej@dstos3.dsto.gov.au
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
- Subject: Re: Conner HD in Compaq BIOS tables patch?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.092857.165446@dstos3.dsto.gov.au>
- Date: 5 Jan 93 09:28:57 CST
- References: <1992Dec23.145111.28615@chsun.chuug.ch>
- Organization: Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- Lines: 24
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- In article <1992Dec23.145111.28615@chsun.chuug.ch>, umeier@pax.eunet.ch (Urs Meier) writes:
- > I tried to install a Conner HD in my Compaq. Unfortunately this type is not
- > supported by the BIOS. I tried to patch the disk parameter table but it did
- > not work. I think there is a BIOS CRC but I don't know yet how to calculate
- > it and where it is placed.
- >
- > Thank you for your help.
- >
- > Urs.Meier@DM.RS.CH
-
- You can get Disk Manager (DM). This costs a bit ~A$150, but will override
- Compaq BIOS for lots of different HDDs (not just Conner).
-
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