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From: akcs.amparsonjr@vpnet.UUCP (Anthony M. Parson, Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: XT/AT hard disk compatibility?
Message-ID: <25ae2ada:3781.3comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@vpnet.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jan 90 03:00:08 GMT
References: <20449@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> <335@marvin.moncam.co.uk>
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I used my XT 8 bit controller with Seagate 251-1 and 225 in a 386SX for a
few weeks.  Because the 386SX motherboard bios was "smart" (AMI, with on-
board config) I had to _remove_ the drive controller, run the AMI setup and
tell the BIOS that I had _no_ hard drives, then, reinstall the controller
after the setup was complete.  The reason is there is a bios chip on the 8
bit
controller board that was confusing to AMI's motherboard bios.  It doesn't
expect to find a controller bios on the controller card.
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