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From: brada@bardlover.Eng.Sun.COM (Brad Albom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: IBM AT Help ...
Keywords: IBM AT disk setup
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Date: 25 Jul 90 03:01:21 GMT
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Hi all,

I'm normally a Sun/Unix type developer, but I've recently
acquired a true blue IBM AT 5170 for home use & it's got
me a bit confused (no I didn't pay much for this dinosaur either).

It has an internal 20Meg hard disk & I didn't have the 
installation instructions when I started playing, so in
the SETUP program where it asked for disk # (1-15) I sort
of guessed and entered 6, which seemed to work just fine.
Now after reading my docs, I see I should have used #2.
When I go back & try to re-init the CMOS, it refuses to
recognize the hard disk as #2, but setting it to #6 still
works just fine. Should I be concerned ?

Now the big question, I've also got a Seagate ST-251 40 Meg
drive that I was hoping to add as a second disk. I've tried 
every variation I can think of and whatever I do, the
controller refuses to recognize it. (Ditto on using
Disk Manager to config it). Is this just hopeless incompatibility ?
Any suggestions ? (Yeah I know go out & buy a real computer).

Thanks in advance for any help. You may respond to my e-mail
address or leave me a message at the office phone (don't be
surprised if I can't call back for a couple of days).

Brad Albom
Software Engineering Solutions, Inc
P. O. Box 8216
Vallejo, Calif 94590
(707) 552-5248
email: brada@bardlover.corp.sun.com