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- From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (exuptr@exu.ericsson.se)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: IDE controller cards
- Message-ID: <exuptr.576.716498818@exu.ericsson.se>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 19:26:58 GMT
- References: <1992Sep14.145859.13568@esd.dl.nec.com>
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- In article <1992Sep14.145859.13568@esd.dl.nec.com> west@esd.dl.nec.com (Mike West) writes:
- >From: west@esd.dl.nec.com (Mike West)
- >Subject: IDE controller cards
- >Date: 14 Sep 92 14:58:59 GMT
-
- >Is there such a thing as an IDE controller card that uses its
- >own BIOS? I have an RLL controller that allows you to set the
- >drive type to "1", and its own BIOS takes care of things. Is
- >there an IDE controller like that?
-
- >The reasons I ask this question are:
- > - I have an older 286 whose BIOS will probably not work with an
- > IDE drive.
- > - I do not have the funds to buy both a new drive and a new
- > motherboard. And right now the drive is more important
- > than the motherboard.
- > - It is wasteful and (IMO) silly to buy a 286 BIOS (since it
- > would cost as much as a whole new 286 motherboard!).
- > - It is too expensive to buy an RLL drive because they are
- > appearantly *more* expensive than IDE drives. (Go figure.)
-
- >Thanks in advance for all information.
-
- >Mike West
- >west@esd.dl.nec.com
-
- I don't think IDE controllers have BIOS at all.
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