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From: mallari@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Brian Mallari)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Phoenix BIOS 3.07
Summary: can't configure a 1.44Mb dd.
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Date: 26 Oct 89 22:41:15 GMT
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I'm having a little problem with my 286.

In May of last year, my dad bought a Packard Bell 286 computer.
It uses Phoenix BIOS 3.07 and requires a "setup" program to
configure the system (video card, drive types, memory configuration,
etc.).  The problem is that of the selections in the setup program
for disk drives, It only gives an option for High Density 1.2Meg
or Normal 360K.  I called the Packard Bell Technical Service Dept
and they said that I have the right BIOS but the wrong setup (old
version).  So the technician said to send him a blank disk and he'll
send back the newest version.  So far it's been 3 weeks and no cigar.
So I thought that maybe setup programs were universal, that the info
that they alter is the same for all setup programs.  Is this true?

I would also like to know if people out there using Phoenix BIOS 3.07
can configure their 1.44Mb 3.5" disk drives.

Thanks in advance for all the help you can give me.

-Brian
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Brian Mallari
University of California, Berkeley
mallari@cory.berkeley.edu