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- From: chrisr@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Chris Ringe)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: FD/HD drive problems on a 286... HELP!
- Keywords: Drives, FD
- Message-ID: <Zo9yqB4w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 01:15:46 MDT
- References: <1992Sep12.030518.4294@ra.msstate.edu>
- Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #2, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Lines: 59
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- jdz1@Ra.MsState.Edu (John D. Zitterkopf) writes:
-
- - Hi,
- - I have a fairly interesting problem with an upgrade I'm preforming
- - on a 286. I have a XT that now has a 286 motherboard running at 16MHz.
- - I'm still using the MFM HardDrive and card that's in the system. But the
- - problem is with the Floppy Drive. I have purchased a AT FD/HD CTRLr to use
- - with the current drive in the system. The drive is a 5.25" 360k 1/4 height
- - drive. The problem is that I keep getting a FDD error on startup. Why? What
- - would cuase such an error? I have disabled the IDE port of the CTRLr and
- - set the CMOS to no HD installed. I have even pulled the card from the system!
- - I belive the problem stems from the drive itself. The drive has some Switches
- - on it. Could it be a setting? The drive is a Okidata GM 3315BU. Here is a map
- - of the switches:
- - T D D D D | This drive appearently worked with the original
- - E S S S S | XT board and FD card. Also I am attempting to
- - R M H H | set this drive as Drive A, so wouldn't the DS 0
- - M 0 1 2 3 X S M | switch need to be on instead of the DS 1? I can't
- - |________________ seem to remember which of the
- - 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 | 0=OFF 1=ON | connections on the ribbon cable
- -
- - I should be using for drive A, Is it the one on the end or the middle one?
- - I've only done this once or twice on my system... And all I had to do is
- - plug the card, plug the drive, and set the Cmos... Why am I having so much
- - problems?
- - Also I will be attempting to use the old MFM CTRLr and MFM drive as
- - the hardDrive in the system! I realize that I cannot use the CMOS setup to
- - reconize it, but If/When I get the Dos prompt, I use DEBUG to call:
- - -g C8000 or something simular... can you direct me?
- -
- - I really need YOUR help! Send me ANY info you can think of. I can use it.
- - The really funny thing is that I built my AT from the ground up, but I can't
- - remember exactly what I did... Too many EE classes between then and now!
- -
- - E-mail your response ASAP.
- - And Thanks!
- - John Zitterkopf
- -
- -
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-
- I mentioned this to one other person as well. For some stupid reason, the HDD
- jumper on the multi i/o card must be set to ENABLED. Every thing should
- hopefully work better.
-
- BTW - The bios must be set to NOT INSTALLED for C: and D:.
-
- Chris.
-
-
-
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