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- From: gregj@kong.eng.hou.compaq.com (Greg Judkins)
- Subject: Re: ESDI hard drive
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.190332.20534@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com>
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- Organization: Compaq Computer Corp.
- References: <Matt_Kievit.0bzy@abcd.Houghton.MI.US> <1ii9bmINNkoo@crcnis1.unl.edu> <93008.080419CHM103@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 19:03:32 GMT
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- In article <93008.080419CHM103@psuvm.psu.edu> <CHM103@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
- >
- >In article <1ii9bmINNkoo@crcnis1.unl.edu>, pickrell@hoss.unl.edu (Andrew
- >Pickrell) says:
- >>
- >>In <Matt_Kievit.0bzy@abcd.Houghton.MI.US> Matt_Kievit@abcd.Houghton.MI.US
- >>(Matt
- >>Kievit) writes:
- >>
- >>>Does anyone (someone should) know if an ESDI hard drive with 16bit
- >>>controller will work with OS/2? I can pick up one fairly cheap compared to
- >>>another IDE. Also, will it coexist with my current IDE controller? I have
- >>>a 386DX-33 if it matters at all.. Thanks...
- >>
- >>
- >>>-- Via DLG Pro v0.995
- >>
- >>To the first question, yes os/2 works fine with esdi drives I have run with
- >>both a compaq esdi system and Gateway 2000 with Ultrasort 12F esdi controller.
- >>
- >>I don't know about coexistance.
- >>
- >>Andy
- >>
- >>--
- >>===========================================================================
- >>
- >>Andrew Pickrell | My opinions are my own,
- >>
- >>UNL Dept. of Chemical Engineering | but they could be yours too
- >>EMail :pickrell@hoss.unl.edu | for the low price of 5 bucks...
- >>
- >
- >An ESDI and an IDE cannot coexist in the sam system. You can use either
- >of them with a SCSI drive though.
-
- My next door neighbor at work has the following setup working on a
- Compaq 486/25 EISA box:
-
- IDE controller with 120MB and 240MB drives
- ESDI controller with 320MB drive
-
- This is working fine under DOS/Windows. Is there some special reason why
- it would not work under OS/2?
-
- Greg
-